To be considered a primate, ring-tailed lemurs must exhibit certain general traits that distinguish them from other non-primate species. Like almost all primates, ring-tailed lemurs have two eyes that face forward and the ability to sit and stand upright. They move in their environment mainly through walking on the ground with both their hands and feet, but they also climb trees to sleep or …show more content…
59). Like their feet, ring-tailed lemurs teeth are specialized so that they can groom themselves, (Lang, 2005, para.1) which allows ring-tailed lemurs to eat insects as a source of food or remove insects that may be causing them pain or disturbance. Due to their environment and social behavior, ring-tailed lemurs have a dental comb that allows them to eat fruit and insects (Lang, 2005, para.1). Since fruit is the most abundant source of food (Lang, 2005, para.1), it would be beneficial to have teeth that allow them to consume fruit more