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Ring Tailed Lemur Collection

The ring-tailed lemur, with its tail wrapped around its body, is a fascinating creature found on the island of Madagascar

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ring-tailed Lemur - with tail wrapped around body

Ring-tailed Lemur - with tail wrapped around body
DOW-479 Ring-tailed Lemur - with tail wrapped around body Lemur catta Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: A Sleepy Ring-Tailed Lemur, Island of Madagascar

A Sleepy Ring-Tailed Lemur, Island of Madagascar
The ring-tailed lemur is a large strepsirrhine primate and the most recognized lemur due to its long, black and white ringed tail

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) female carrying two babies. Anjaha Community Conservation Site

Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) female carrying two babies. Anjaha Community Conservation Site, near Ambalavao, Madagasca

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ring-tailed lemur, Lemur catta. Endangered. Lemur catta Linn

Ring-tailed lemur, Lemur catta. Endangered. Lemur catta Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Sebastian
FLO4691818 Ring-tailed lemur, Lemur catta. Endangered. Lemur catta Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Sebastian Leitner after an illustration by George Edwards from Johann Christian

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) female carrying two babies. Anjaha Community Conservation Site

Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) female carrying two babies. Anjaha Community Conservation Site, near Ambalavao, Madagascar

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: RF - Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) group huddled together. Captive

RF - Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) group huddled together. Captive. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Female ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) carrying infants (3-4 weeks)

Female ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) carrying infants (3-4 weeks) on their backs across open ground. Berenty Private Reserve, southern Madagascar

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) head portrait. Captive, occurs in Madagascar, Endangered

Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) head portrait. Captive, occurs in Madagascar, Endangered

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: White-headed lemur, Eulemur albifrons, male and female, endangered 1, and ring-tailed lemur

White-headed lemur, Eulemur albifrons, male and female, endangered 1, and ring-tailed lemur, Lemur catta, endangered 2
FLO4690862 White-headed lemur, Eulemur albifrons, male and female, endangered 1, and ring-tailed lemur, Lemur catta, endangered 2

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ring-tailed Lemur (coloured engraving)

Ring-tailed Lemur (coloured engraving)
999979 Ring-tailed Lemur (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator:George Edwards Engraver)

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: A young Baboon cuddles up to a Ring-tailed Lemur on a beam, London Zoo, 1925 (b / w photo)

A young Baboon cuddles up to a Ring-tailed Lemur on a beam, London Zoo, 1925 (b / w photo)
3050641 A young Baboon cuddles up to a Ring-tailed Lemur on a beam, London Zoo, 1925 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942)

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ring-Tailed Lemur (colour litho)

Ring-Tailed Lemur (colour litho)
2817980 Ring-Tailed Lemur (colour litho) by Kuhnert, Wilhelm (1865-1923) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ring-Tailed Lemur)

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Marmoset, 1860 (colour litho)

Marmoset, 1860 (colour litho)
998761 Marmoset, 1860 (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populAaren Naturgeschichte der SAaugetiere in ihren)

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ring-tailed Lemur, from Histoire Naturelle des Mammiferes, avec des figures originales

Ring-tailed Lemur, from Histoire Naturelle des Mammiferes, avec des figures originales
1762472 Ring-tailed Lemur, from Histoire Naturelle des MammifAres, avec des figures originales, by Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & Frederic Cuvier, 1824-42 (colour litho) by French School

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: A ring-tailed lemur squats atop a hut, eating

A ring-tailed lemur squats atop a hut, eating

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Africa, Madagascar, Isalo National Park. Two ring-tailed lemurs groom one another

Africa, Madagascar, Isalo National Park. Two ring-tailed lemurs groom one another

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) suckling baby. Berenty Reserve, Madagascar

Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) suckling baby. Berenty Reserve, Madagascar

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: RF- Ring tailed lemur carrying young (Lemur catta). Madagascar

RF- Ring tailed lemur carrying young (Lemur catta). Madagascar

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: RF - Ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) back lit and sun bathing at first light

RF - Ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) back lit and sun bathing at first light. Berenty Private Reserve, southern Madagascar. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) two huddled together for warmth. Captive

Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) two huddled together for warmth. Captive

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ring tailed lemur (Lemur catta) pair on rocky outcrop, Anja Community Reserve, Ambalavao

Ring tailed lemur (Lemur catta) pair on rocky outcrop, Anja Community Reserve, Ambalavao, Madagascar

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: RF- Young Ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) carried on mother's back, Madagascar

RF- Young Ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) carried on mother's back, Madagascar

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ring Tailed Lemur in a sanctuary, South Africa, Africa

Ring Tailed Lemur in a sanctuary, South Africa, Africa

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Africa, Madagascar, Amboasary, Berenty Reserve

Africa, Madagascar, Amboasary, Berenty Reserve. A baby ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) is carried on its mothers chest

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ring tailed lemur (Lemur catta) backlit in late afternoon light, Berenty Private Reserve

Ring tailed lemur (Lemur catta) backlit in late afternoon light, Berenty Private Reserve, southern Madagascar

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Baby Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta), Anja Community Reserve, Haute Matsiatra Region

Baby Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta), Anja Community Reserve, Haute Matsiatra Region, Madagascar, Africa

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ringtailed Lemurs playing (Lemur catta) Nahampoana Reserve, South Madagascar, Africa

Ringtailed Lemurs playing (Lemur catta) Nahampoana Reserve, South Madagascar, Africa

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ring tailed lemur (Lemur catta) mother and very young (1-2 week) baby. Berenty Private Reserve

Ring tailed lemur (Lemur catta) mother and very young (1-2 week) baby. Berenty Private Reserve, Madagascar

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Close-up back view of four, ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) on a meadow in summer, Zoo Augsburg

Close-up back view of four, ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) on a meadow in summer, Zoo Augsburg, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Close-up Portrait of Four Ring-tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) sitting in Meadow in summer

Close-up Portrait of Four Ring-tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) sitting in Meadow in summer, Zoo Augsburg, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Spendthrift Wasteful Woman act III scene V Play

Spendthrift Wasteful Woman act III scene V Play
The Spendthrift of the Wasteful Woman, act III, scene V, from the Play by Thomas Asselijn (Joanna and the Polish Jewish Traders), The Spilpenning, scene from the third company, fifth stage

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Lemur catta, ring tailed lemur

Lemur catta, ring tailed lemur
Plate 4 from Histoire Naturelle des Singes et des Makis, by Jean-Baptiste Audebert, 1808

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: branch, captive animals, captivity, grey, lemur catta, lemuridae, nobody, ring tailed

branch, captive animals, captivity, grey, lemur catta, lemuridae, nobody, ring tailed
Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta), captive

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ring tailed lemur (Lemur catta), Madagascar

Ring tailed lemur (Lemur catta), Madagascar

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ring-tailed Lemur, Lemur catta, grey lemur facing left with a long striped tail

Ring-tailed Lemur, Lemur catta, grey lemur facing left with a long striped tail

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ring-tailed lemurs, Lemur catta, with their black and white tails stuck up in the air

Ring-tailed lemurs, Lemur catta, with their black and white tails stuck up in the air

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Illustration of Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) holding tail as it sits on branch of tree

Illustration of Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) holding tail as it sits on branch of tree

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ring-tailed Lemur -Lemur catta- in a tree, with a black and white striped tail

Ring-tailed Lemur -Lemur catta- in a tree, with a black and white striped tail, Nakampoana Nature Reserve, Madagascar

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) on branch, reaching down for piece of food offered

Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) on branch, reaching down for piece of food offered

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) standing on branch, front view

Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) standing on branch, front view

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) with its tail against a wall, facing forward

Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) with its tail against a wall, facing forward

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ring-tailed Lemur, Lemur catta, sitting on branch, ringed tail hanging down, black and white face

Ring-tailed Lemur, Lemur catta, sitting on branch, ringed tail hanging down, black and white face, bright eyes, toes gripping, side view

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) sitting on branch, side view

Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) sitting on branch, side view

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ring-tailed lemur in a spiny forest tree

Ring-tailed lemur in a spiny forest tree
Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) in a spiny forest tree, or Madagascan ocotillo, (Alluaudia procera). This lemur inhabits the rocky mountains of south-western Madagascar, living mainly on the ground

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ring-tailed lemurs

Ring-tailed lemurs. Female ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) on the ground with its baby. This lemur inhabits the rocky mountains of south-western Madagascar, living mainly on the ground

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) on cactus, near Threatened, Berenty Nature Reserve, Madagascar

Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) on cactus, near Threatened, Berenty Nature Reserve, Madagascar, Africa

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ring-tailed Lemur - clinging to branch

Ring-tailed Lemur - clinging to branch
DOW-480 Ring-tailed Lemur - clinging to branch Lemur catta Steve Downer contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageRing Tailed Lemur Collection: Ring-tailed Lemur - mother with juvenile

Ring-tailed Lemur - mother with juvenile
DOW-482 Ring-tailed Lemur - mother with juvenile Lemur catta Steve Downer contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401




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The ring-tailed lemur, with its tail wrapped around its body, is a fascinating creature found on the island of Madagascar. In one captivating image, we see a sleepy ring-tailed lemur peacefully resting in its natural habitat. Another photo showcases a female carrying two adorable babies at the Anjaha Community Conservation Site. This head portrait of a ring-tailed lemur highlights the unique features that make it so special. With their striking eyes and expressive faces, these lemurs truly capture our attention. However, it is important to note that they are endangered and can only be found in Madagascar. In another heartwarming scene from nature's tapestry, we witness female ring-tailed lemurs carefully cradling their infants who are just three to four weeks old. This tender moment reminds us of the strong maternal instincts present in these remarkable creatures. An intriguing lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann takes us back to 1836 when he illustrated various species for Heinrich Rudolf Schinz's Illustrated Natural History of Men and Animals. Among them is an exquisite portrayal of both the white-headed lemur and the endangered ring-tailed lemur. Moving forward in time, we stumble upon a black-and-white photograph capturing an endearing interaction between a young baboon and a ring-tailed lemur at London Zoo in 1925. The innocence portrayed here transcends time as these two unlikely friends cuddle up on a beam. Returning to colorful depictions, we encounter vibrant lithographs showcasing the beauty of both marmosets and ring-tailed lemurs from different eras. These illustrations serve as windows into history while reminding us of the diverse array of life forms that share our planet. Overall, whether through photographs or artistic renderings, each depiction offers glimpses into the world of this enchanting primate - from their iconic tails wrapped around their bodies to their delicate interactions with offspring or other animals.