Feeding
A male mongoose lemur displays his toothcomb while feeding on locust flowers. Click image for larger version.
During both the wet and the dry season, fruit appears to dominate the mongoose lemur diet. In the wet season, the animals are also known to feed voraciously on flowers, particularly those from the Kapok tree. In addition, these lemurs are extremely fond of nectar, which may indicate that they are important pollinators of certain species of flowers. During the dry season, the mongoose lemur must turn to mature and immature leaves for nourishment. In the wild, they have also been observed to feed on the occasional beetle and insect grub. In captive groups, mongoose lemurs have been seen to stalk, kill, and consume wild birds unfortunate enough to fly into their cages.