Lemurs Activity Level Lab Report

The hypothesis for this experiment was that if the baby lemurs activity level was compared to an adults, the baby lemur will have a higher activity level. The hypothesis was not supported. The data shows that the adult had a higher activity level. The data shows the adult being 1.8% more active than the baby lemur. The other behaviors of the adult Ring Tailed Lemur was grooming and sleeping/resting. Second, throughout the six trials the only behaviors that were performed by the baby lemur was sleeping/resting and grooming. This meaning that the baby lemur did not interact in any active behaviors. This makes the adult lemur more active which does not support the hypothesis because the baby lemur did not engage in any active behavior and that was not predicted.
These could include the noise level in the room, the time of day, and the time between each of the trials. These all could impact the results and data that is recorded. The noise level can impact the lemurs behavior by making them more scarce and afraid. The time of day can interfere with the lemures daily schedule. This Means that the time the trials took place could have been after or before their feeding time, which could make them more tired or more energized. Due to this the results may not be completely accurate. If that had not happened it is possible that results could have been extremely different.
There are also limitations that also could have affected the results in a negative way. One limitation was the amount of trials which can impact the reliability of the data this is because with more trials there is a greater chance of getting more consistent and reliable data. The second limitation was that the time that the lemurs ate could not be controlled therefore could have made them more tired during the