It was predicted that ring-tailed lemurs would perform well on a transitive inference task because they:
A) live in small unstructured groups.
B) are less social than mongoose lemurs.
C) lack the vocal apparatus required to produce comprehensible speech.
D) are very social and live in large groups with a rigid social hierarchy.

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Ring-tailed lemurs are known for their social structure, living in large groups with a clear hierarchy. This social complexity is thought to necessitate and facilitate cognitive abilities such as transitive inference, which allows individuals to understand and navigate their social relationships and hierarchies.

It Was Predicted That Ring-Tailed Lemurs Would Perform Well on a Transitive