Tally, a female lemur, hangs upside down as she plays with a box containing food at the Reid Park Zoo, 3400 E. Zoo Court, in Tucson, on Nov. 30, 2016. The lemurs are fed vegetables and fruit such as lettuce, grapes, apples and carrots. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
That carries over to the zoo, where Tally rules the roost over Junior, Young said, even though Tally is younger.
Young said in larger groups of lemurs, that social structure plays out in physical terms. The dominant female can be found at the center of the group, with the younger males on the outskirts.
Junior, 8, and Tally, 3, are black and white ruffed lemurs. They have been with Reid Park Zoo since 2015.
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