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Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

lemures
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The more appropriate term is lemurs, with tilde. Plural of lemur. They are a class of primates that are characterized by being very early and keep the wet nose. They are also called makis or ghosts. The latin word meaning spirit or spectrum. They are very noisy and gregarious. Being endemic to Madagascar.

  



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Pedro Crespo Refoyo

Lemurs are primates endemic estrepsirrinos of the island of Madagascar. By their acute and shrill voices that issue they are named of lemurs, as he was called to the ghosts or spirits of the Latin mythology. In addition are nocturnal and bright eyes, which makes them extraordinary beings causing terror. Its scientific name is Lemuroidea, class, the Mammalia and their order primates.

  










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