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In general, are males or females more dominant in lemur groups?
 
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Most lemurs have a group social structure and live in “troops” of 10-20 members. The females seem to dominate and will stay with the troop into which she was born for her entire life span while males will travel from troop to troop to breed. Breeding happens about once a year and gestation varies from 60 days to 120 days. Females normally give birth to a single baby and weaning occurs from 6-8 months. Lemurs are generally vegetarian, eating flowers, leaves and fruit, however some do feed on insects or insect larvae, frogs, small birds and eggs. Lemur species that live in the more arid regions of Madagascar go into a torpor during the dry season, meaning their metabolism slows down and they fall into what is almost a hibernation state until the rains come and replenish their habitat
 
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You're right, Samantha!
 
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