astronomy

Lemur Street

Lemur Street is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Lemur Street rather than just read about it. In short: Lemur Street is a television show produced by Oxford Scientific Films for Animal Planet International which is based on the successful format of Meerkat Manor. The series premièred in the United Kingdom on 20 November 2007 on the UK Animal Planet network with Martin Shaw narrating.

Key takeaways

Lemur Street belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Lemur Street to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Lemur Street from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Lemur Street is a television show produced by Oxford Scientific Films for Animal Planet International which is based on the successful format of Meerkat Manor. The series premièred in the United Kingdom on 20 November 2007 on the UK Animal Planet network with Martin Shaw narrating. On 8 February 2008, it aired in the United States under the name Lemur Kingdom, with fourteen episodes airing until 9 May 2008. It was removed from the air with the return of the channel's top series, Meerkat Manor. Lemur Street was released in a three disc DVD set in the United Kingdom in September 2008 by Eureka Entertainment.

Production The twenty-episode series focusses on two competing matriarchal ring-tailed lemur troops in the Berenty Reserve on the island of Madagascar. Along with following the lemurs' battles for dominance, against their natural enemies and against each other, the series is reported to include the first professionally recorded footage of a ring-tailed lemur giving birth. Robin Smith, who filmed several series of Meerkat Manor, is the cinematographer for Lemur Street.

International variations The content of the UK and US versions of the programme are the same for most episodes, however Animal Planet US renamed the show Lemur Kingdom, added names for the episodes - which were referred to by number in the UK - and renamed the lemur troops and some individual lemurs. The troop called The Tornadoes in Lemur Street have been renamed "The Furies". Furies was chosen by Animal Planet US because of the constant infighting between the three families which make up the troop. Crystal, the dominant female of the Graveyards, has been renamed Juno and her mate Blake was renamed Marcus.

Episode listing

Media The complete series was scheduled for release on Region 2 DVD in Europe as a 3 disc box set by Eureka Entertainment on 22 September 2008.

References General for UK broadcast "Meet the Residents". Animal Planet UK. Retrieved 18 January 2008. General for US broadcast "Lemur Kingdom Episode Guide". Animal Planet. Archived from the original on 12 February 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2008. "Meet the Lemurs". Animal Planet. Archived from the original on 11 February 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2008. Specific

External links Official Animal Planet US website for Lemur Kingdom Official Oxford Scientific Films website

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Lemur Street

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Lemur Street claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Lemur Street before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Lemur Street ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Lemur Street

In research: Lemur Street appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Lemur Street in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Lemur Street is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2000s British documentary television series, 2007 American television series debuts, 2007 British television series debuts, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Lemur Street outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Lemur Street in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Lemur Street means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Lemur Street out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Lemur Street in simple terms?

Why does Lemur Street matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Lemur Street?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Lemur Street.