Deep in the forests of Madagascar, one woman is rewriting the fate of a lemur species once thought to be lost. The greater bamboo lemur was on the brink of extinction — until Maholy Ravaloharimanitra.

The Greater Bamboo lemur is on the brink of extinction. While their population has risen from just 100 to 1,000, bamboo farming and habitat loss continue ...

There are more than 20 species of mouse lemurs, and several have been identified only in recent years. This is a rarity in primate research, and illustrates just how much remains to be known about ...

So, they sequenced the genomes of 162 lemurs from 50 different species across Madagascar. Their study revealed how ecological factors, climatic shifts, and recent human activity have affected ...

Ring-tailed lemurs look different! They retain a number of primitive mammalian ... Lemur catta is one of the two lemur species that has been studied over the longest period of time, beginning with ...

An update of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species reveals that nearly a third, or 31% of all lemur species in Madagascar are now Critically ...

Duke Lemur Center has more than a dozen species of lemurs, and there are at least 110 lemur species in the wild, “and they're all different,” Williams said. Her tiniest patients, gray mouse lemurs, ...

no one has tested whether the unique behavioral features of lemurs actually occur more frequently in species that have experienced more cyclones, or if there may be a different explanation. Our ...

Hibernating dwarf lemurs can stay in this cold, standby state for about a week before they have to briefly warm up, and ...

This private, 12-acre reserve houses nine lemur species, as well as various lizards and birds and 70-plus types of plants. In addition to welcoming tourists, the park works with other Malagasy ...

First images released by zookeepers show mum Beatrice carefully cradling her new baby as it clings to her belly. The lemur is from a species called Coquerel sifaka native to Madagascar which are known ...

Ring-tailed lemurs also spend a lot of time on the ground, which is unusual among lemur species. They forage for fruit, which makes up the greater part of their diet, but also eat leaves ...