Original Antique Animal Print of a Ring-Tailed Lemur 'Lemur Catta' Monkey, 1833

Reference
BG-12902-99
Date
1833
Region
Africa
Category
Engraving
Sheet size
17.0 x 20.5 cm (6.7 x 8.1 in)
Condition
Fair
Availability
Available
Price
EUR 240

Original antique print titled 'Der Mokoko'. Antique print of a mokoko or Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta).

The ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) is a large strepsirrhine primate and the most recognized lemur due to its long, black and white ringed tail. It belongs to Lemuridae, one of five lemur families, and is the only member of the Lemur genus. Like all lemurs it is endemic to the island of Madagascar and endangered. Known locally in Malagasy as maky (spelled maki in French) or hira, it inhabits gallery forests to spiny scrub in the southern regions of the island. It is omnivorous and the most terrestrial of extant lemurs. The animal is diurnal, being active exclusively in daylight hours. (source: Wikipedia).

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