If there was a contest for biggest female bullies of the animal world, lemurs would be near the top of the list. In these distant primate cousins, it’s the ladies who call the shots, relying on ...

Lemurs are small social primates with pointed snouts, large eyes, and a long tail. These charismatic creatures are a favorite of children. There are about 100 living species and all of them live on ...

Lemurs are among the best-known representatives of Madagascar's animal kingdom. They make up more than 15 percent of all primate species living today – even though the island covers less than one ...

Before Madagascar, lemurs lived under the radar. Today, King Julien is a household name and some of us think about his silly quotes a little too often. Little did we know that lemurs are such amazing ...

Brain mapping suggests that oxytocin played a role; research could shed light on how hormones influence behavior in humans and other animals. DURHAM, N.C. -- If there was a contest for biggest female ...

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 ...

Lemurs ( /ˈliːmər/ US dict: lē′·mər) are a clade of strepsirrhine primates endemic to the island of Madagascar. They are named after the lemures (ghosts or spirits) of Roman mythology due to the ...

Lemurs, small, big-eyed primates that live in the trees of Madagascar off the southeast coast of Africa, are a mystery of evolution. When the first ones arrived there tens of millions of years ago, ...

The animals she is describing are lemurs, primates like us. They are the unlikely product of one of nature’s reckless little experiments: all of them—more than 50 living lemur species—derive from a ...

The Bronx Zoo announced the birth of rare twin collared lemurs, an endangered species, offering a unique viewing opportunity.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Palm Beach Zoo is marking spring break with a week of special lemur-themed activities for kids, including daily educational chats with zoologists and an afternoon craft and ...