How to Use lemur in a Sentence

lemur

noun

• The theft of a beloved lemur revealed the thief behind a string of break-ins.
  — Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 24 Dec. 2019
• Do make sure the base of the tree is secure in case Mr. Whiskers goes full-out lemur.
  — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 20 Dec. 2019
• Four black-and-white ruffed lemurs, the first of their species born at the zoo in more than 30 years, were born March 7.
  — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 31 May 2023
• The forests adjacent to Ankarana are filled with lemurs, lizards, snakes and birds.
  — Tom Downey, WSJ, 18 July 2018
• Two lemurs could be heard screeching in the background.
  — Livia Albeck-Ripka, New York Times, 13 July 2023
• James caught a glimpse of the furry fugitive and exclaimed, ‘There’s a lemur!
  — Nora Mishanec, SFChronicle.com, 16 Oct. 2020
• Harpt placed bits of banana in the gift boxes for the ruffed lemur and the golden lion tamarins.
  — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2017
• It has been observed in at least 51 species from small lemurs up to bigger apes.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Oct. 2023
• The event also featured a lemur, two macaws, and an African fennec fox.
  — CBS News, 14 May 2018
• There was little water and old, wilting food for the lemur.
  — Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Jan. 2022
• The true high points of the franchise were the secret agent penguins and eccentric lemurs the quartet met along the way.
  — Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2023
• The lemur was left in the same plastic container with two notes attached.
  — Danielle Garrand, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2019
• The zookeepers said Bayraktar, a baby lemur, has grown slightly since the siege.
  — Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2022
• What happens when a sloth, lemur, and miniature pig walk into a room?
  — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 25 May 2018
• The Dallas Zoo welcomed the birth of four baby black and white ruffed lemurs in March, the zoo announced Friday.
  — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 21 Apr. 2023
• Rep vet Stephen Pugh shows a delightful comic side as the loopy leader of the lemurs (Say that three times fast).
  — Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, 7 Mar. 2018
• The lemurs have to be saved from the unseen fossa, a natural predator.
  — Lawrence Toppman, charlotteobserver, 11 Apr. 2018
• Madagascar was once home to giant lemurs that could weigh as much as 350 pounds.
  — Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2017
• Among them is the Madame Berthe's mouse lemur, the world's smallest primate at around nine centimeters long.
  — Thomas Page, CNN, 9 July 2020
• When night falls, gray mouse lemurs emerge from tree hollow dens to feed on insects, flowers and fruit.
  — Rowan Moore Gerety, Scientific American, 12 July 2019
• She was born to parents Heidi and Remy, who are very involved in caring for the young lemur, the zoo wrote.
  — Dallas News, 14 June 2022
• Man accused of stealing S.F. lemur could face a year behind bars.
  — Taylor Kate Brown, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 June 2021
• And Sauther and her colleagues witnessed the forest cats stalking lemurs.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 24 Mar. 2020
• Police helped contain the lemur until zoo staff was able to collect him.
  — Peter Aitken, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2020
• Lemurs are found only on Madagascar off the southeast coast of Africa.
  — Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, NOLA.com, 5 July 2017
• Today's Madagascar is the land of lemurs, big-eyed creatures among the most huggable on the planet.
  — Traci Watson, USA TODAY, 4 July 2017
• The blue-eyed black lemur is unique for more reasons than just being endangered.
  — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 2 Apr. 2022
• Born to parents Alina and Iggy on March 7, these little ones are the first black and white ruffed lemurs babies at the Zoo in over 30 years!
  — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 21 Apr. 2023
• The black-and-white ruffed lemurs use vocalizations to communicate.
  — Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
• The film is an eco-fable that follows a courageous cat who, following a cataclysmic flood, teams up with a group of other animals — a bird, a dog, a lemur and a capybara — to pilot a boat in search of dry land.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024