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 ...

Lemurs are primates found only on the African island of Madagascar and some tiny neighboring islands. Because of its geographic isolation, Madagascar is home to many amazing animals found nowhere ...

When an endangered ring-tailed lemur turned up in Houston's Bear Creek Park last week, Russell Hearen couldn’t believe it at first. Hearen, managing director at Toby’s Wildlife Management and ...

A hamster-sized primate from Madagascar, the fat-tailed dwarf lemur is our closest genetic relative known to hibernate. They also tend to live longer than you’d expect given their size. New research ...

Given the threat to lemurs in the wild, it is essential to determine how human-induced habitat change is affecting their health. In 2003 a survey on the health and disease ecology of wild ring-tailed ...

EMPORIA, Kan. (WIBW) - The David Traylor Zoo in Emporia recently welcomed the birth of a lemur, according to KVOE Radio. The baby ring-tailed lemur was born March 24 and announced Thursday by the ...

The Naples Zoo will host a gender reveal for the lemur twins the following week. The Naples Zoo on Friday announced the birth of two endangered ring-tailed lemurs. The twins were born March 25.

A bright-eyed, black-and-white ruffed lemur will soon be seen bouncing around the Calgary Zoo. The baby lemur is one month old, born on April 7 to parents Eny and Menabe. It's the first of its ...

The newest member of Safari West’s ring-tailed lemur population is healthy and active, staff said this week. Staff at Safari West near Santa Rosa is “thrilled” to welcome a baby ring-tailed ...

Ring-tailed lemurs look different! They retain a number of primitive mammalian traits. For example: Reflective tapetum lucidum, which is a layer of cells in the wall of the eye that reflects light ...