Ele Willoughby, PhD

This linocut shows a conspiracy of lemurs in all senses of the words. The collective noun for a group of lemurs is a “conspiracy”. Isn’t that marvelous? These ring-tailed lemurs definitely appear to be up to something. Caught in the act of scheming. The word “lemurs” mimics their tails, of course!

The ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) is a wet-nosed primate, endemic to Madagascar. 🧵1/

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Mar 2 at 1:28pmWeb
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It lives from the forest gallery to the scrub and is omnivorous but it is sadly endangered.

They live in large groups and are very social. They huddle for warmth not to conspire… but this is an animal which engages in “stink fights” by wafting their pheromone-soaked tails at opponents so you wouldn’t want them to plot against you.

I love the weird and wonderful terms of venery - the collective nouns for groups of animals (and other things). Some are evocative, some strange and obscure. 🧵2/2