Lemurs, The Fruit-Eaters

This particular family of lemurs are very special.
They actually branched off the Typical lemur
family. These lemurs however, have made the most
of their diet of highly-toxic eucalyptus leaves and
fruit. Their bodies recycle the toxins in the leaves
and secretes it back out through the sweat glands
or salivary glands, making these lemurs formidable
quarry for any predators. The bright colors serve
as a warning to all predators.

Adenoferous
A small lemur with a feather-shaped tail.
These lemurs have a toxic bite. The bite
does not inject toxins in a hypodermic
fashion as seen in rattlesnakes, the toxin is
in the saliva it's self, and is injected
through biting in defense. These lemurs
are very quick in reaction, and usually can
nab the predator before it can deliver the
killing bite. The toxin causes intense,
temporary pain in the predator, but usually
does not lead to death.

Fructiphagous
This lemur feeds more on fruit than on
leaves. But it eats enough of the toxic
leaves to benefit from them. The toxin is
secreted through the skin pores. If a
predator were to bite into this lemur, the
toxins act as a sedative, which
immobilizes the predator. It also makes
these lemurs taste awful! The bright red
and black coloring on the underside of
the tail is a warning to predators "Do not
touch!" This lemur often moves around
with it's tail held high, or some part of the
brightly-colored underside exposed.

Venenatus
The largest of the toxic lemurs. Like
Adenoferous, these lemurs store the
toxins from the leaves they eat in their
salivary glands, and bites any potential
predators. These lemurs are superb
fighters, and will often bite a predator
more than once, until the predator
literally drops to the ground. The toxin
acts like the formula in a tranquilizer
dart. It rarely kills the predator, but it
will immobilize it for several hours.

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