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May 20, 2020

Lemur Flirting Uses Common Scents

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Today's Nerdy Curio is brought to you by 60-Second Science. To entice female lemurs, ring-tailed males rub wrist secretions, which include compounds we use in perfumes, onto their tails and then wave the tails near the gals.  

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Aired May 11, 2020

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