Behavior and Demography
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- Did you know that ring-tailed lemurs get cavities and other types of dental disease common to humans?
- Did you know that ring-tailed lemurs have a total of 36 adult teeth in their mouths? Humans have only 32.
- Did you know that ring-tailed lemurs can live for many years without most of their teeth, similar to humans?