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Nutritional requirements for
zoo animals

Nutrient Requirements for Zoo Animals – Ring Tailed Lemur ( Lemur catta)
The Ring Tailed Lemur can only be found in Madagascar
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Lemurs are omnivores and primarily eat fruits, leaves and flowers such as seeds, bark, sap, figs, bananas,
fig thistles, grass, ground plants, spiders, caterpillars and grasshoppers
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Balanced Diet
A balanced diet gives an animal's body the nutrition that it requires in order to function properly
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Protein: Large complex molecules that take part in many significant roles in the body
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Proteins are made
up of hundreds or thousands of small units known as amino acids, which are attached together in long
chains
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Protein can be found in meat,
fish and eggs
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These are many functions such as energy storage, transportation of
vitamins, protection of organs, insulation and nervous function
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Minerals: Minerals have three key functions, building strong bones and teeth, controlling body fluids and
outside cells and turning food into energy
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Necessary minerals include calcium and iron
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Fat-soluble vitamins are
found in fatty foods in include the vitamins A, D, E and K
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These are vitamins C and B
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It is made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, which combine in order to create sugar molecules
such as glucose
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These are:
 To sustain health and integrity of every cell in the body
 Allow bloodstream fluid to have a sufficient amount in order to flow through blood vessels
 Regulates body temperature
 Moistens mucus membranes such as those in the lungs and mouth
 Lubricates and cushions joints
 Keeps the bladder clear of bacteria
 Aids in digestion
 Maintains quality and appearance of skin and fur
 Carry nutrients and oxygen to cells
Water is found in most food, even those that are relatively dry
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However, if water intake is too high for the
animal, it can damage the body and cause water intoxication, known as hyponatraemia
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7
10-20
1
14
2
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6
55
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8
0
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6
16
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6
0
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6
0
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2
0
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3
80-200
11
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5
44
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There is a variety of ways to provide food as enrichment for the ring-tailed lemur
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By scattering food around the enclosure,
hiding it or burying it in substrate and using a puzzle feeder, it provides the animal to use their
natural foraging behaviours and/or mentally solving a puzzle
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For the first 24-48 hours their mother
will produce a type of milk known as colostrum, which is
essential for the juvenile as this type of milk has antibodies in
it that will be passed onto the juvenile in order to allow some
immunity
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Once they are fully weaned, they will begin to feed the same
food as the group does
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They will be fed four food
items 5 times a day
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Senior: Senior ring tailed lemur will be fed that of adults, but separately as this will prevent others from
taking food from them and makes sure they are fed the correct amount of food
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During this last, their feed will need to be increased, as this will allow growth of the offspring and
encourage the production of milk as well as keeping themselves healthy
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Other factors that affect nutritional requirements of the ring-tailed lemur are:
Gender: Male ring-tailed lemurs need more protein than females do
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This is also the same case for those two have
been introduced for breeding
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Health status: If the lemur has a nutritional deficiency, they will need supplementation or an increase of a
certain food that has the nutrient in in order to correct it
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Supplement Requirements
Lemurs have a high change of Haematochromatosis if they are given supplementation, but if they are not
given access the natural sunlight, they may require vitamin D supplementation

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