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Daily Activity Patterns and Feeding Behavior of Captive Ring-Tailed Lemur Lemur catta (Primates: Lemuridae) at the Schmutzer Primate Center, Ragunan Zoo, Indonesia

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  • 1. Department of Natural Resources Conservation, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universitas Muhammadiyah Bangka Belitung, Indonesia

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Syafutra, Randi (2025): Daily Activity Patterns and Feeding Behavior of Captive Ring-Tailed Lemur Lemur catta (Primates: Lemuridae) at the Schmutzer Primate Center, Ragunan Zoo, Indonesia. Bio Palembanica 2 (1): 50-58, DOI: 10.36982/bio.v2i1.5466

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