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greater dwarf lemur
Cheirogaleus major
The greater dwarf lemur is a small nocturnal primate with large eyes and thick fur. It lives only in Madagascar, skillfully climbs trees, and can enter a prolonged hibernation when it becomes cold and there is little food.
collects food on trees at night using hands and keen sense of smell
trophic:omnivore
feeding_sense:olfaction
feeding_timing:nocturnal
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homogamy, reproduction always with fertilization, no alternation of generations
Worker
Tail size
Were {name} like {animal}, then:
birth time
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
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hot Africa south of the desert, many savannas and forests
very hot and very humid all year round, rain almost every day
Inhabits dense tree-covered areas with closed canopy.
days
Warm summer
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
adult
Maturity
tree sap
pollen
South and Central America, hot and humid, huge forests
insects
About health
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
Repro interval
results
summer warm, winter not very cold
flower pollen — rich in protein
Colors
Sex
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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little precipitation in winter, more in summer
Trophic type
Filters
Tail count
den
always hot and humid, huge trees and vines
Upcoming birthdays
in bushes or on a tree
eggs, roe or offspring develop in a nest built on the ground or close to it
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
Limbs size
nest on the ground
rains almost always, very humid
young are born live on land, not hatched from eggs or roe
Age (juvenile)
Age (from birth to death)
Age (embryo)
Wanderers
collects food on trees at night using hands and keen sense of smell
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Warm summer and frequent rains
Ears size
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
fruits
Lifespan average
nectar
nest located directly on the ground surface on land, only the mother provides parental care for the offspring
in a terrestrial nest
young after fast growth
Juvenile stage following larval metamorphosis but not yet adult.
sap
live birth
summer warm, rains frequent
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
Pets
sweet plant sap and their secretions
Primary oral structure used to seize, manipulate, or ingest food.
Feeding occurs primarily on land or in vegetation.
sweet nectar and flower pollen
{name} jubilee
paw
Eyes size
cm
Old-timers
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bark
mouth
turns
Rascals
terrestrial forest
fruits
Tail color
olfaction
hot Africa south of the desert, many savannas and forests
Ears count
Litter size
pollen
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Limbs count
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
°C
Not specified
Actively searching habitats to locate food items.
Where are they found?
Describes food handling or digging performed with the forelimbs.
Low precipitation in winter
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Tropical moist forest
Elders
Bro
normal sexual
Taxons
seeds, berries, fruits
if born as {name}
Foraging takes place among trees and woody vegetation.
omnivore
age
birth date
rest
Fur color
Close
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
nocturnal
The basics
Neotropical realm
hibernation
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
primary food sources
Potential Habitat
Very hot summer
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
terrestrial
Plants
Gestation
from 130 grams to 0.5 kilograms, 0.35 – 0.8 meters
land
summer very hot, above +25…+30 °C
{name} birthday
Always hot
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Hot with heavy summer rains
branches
Eyes color
On the map
Pleasant summer
all life stages
Female ♀
world of Afrotropics
nest located directly on the ground surface on land
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0 Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
warm temperate humid
birth year
Maturity
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
sq mm
yr
comfortable summer, +20…+25 °C
protection from sun
How similar?
Male ♂
until the celebration
baby / chick
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
Neither
Young offspring still dependent on parental care.
caring mother
What do they eat?
forests
Where do they live?
Ears color
forests on land — tropical, temperate, boreal
world of Afrotropics
nest high on shrub or tree branches
Duration
live insects
Always hot and wet
This is me
Foraging activity occurs primarily during nighttime hours.
Always very wet
Gamers
hot, heavy rains in summer, little precipitation in winter
How are they built?
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
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My age?
wk
My size?
terrestrial
Asexual
swap
Who among us will transform as if by magic and become like {animal}?
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
Warm summer and lots of rain
inhabit and develop on land, outside water bodies
celebrated their {n} birthday
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
very hot all year round, frequent rains, but sometimes dry
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
foraging
Hermaphrodite ⚥
embryo
Zucchini
Length
kg
lots of rain, warm and pleasant summer
arboreal
Observations
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