Madagascar is famous for its lemurs; their ancestors arrived 53 million years ago, and the largely predator-free island has allowed them to flourish and diversify. New research suggests lemur ...

In some parts of the world, animals are going extinct before scientists can even name them. Such may be the case for mouse lemurs, the saucer-eyed, teacup-sized primates native to the African island ...

Madagascar forest cannot fully recover naturally because invasive strawberry guava creates nutrient poor soil.

There are about 100 species of lemur in existence, and nearly all of them live on the isolated island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. So their main diet is based on foods available within ...

Bright-eyed and apparently quite curious, a triplet of critically endangered red ruffed lemurs were born in May at the Lemur Conservation Foundation’s reserve in Myakka City. Six lemur infants, all ...

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If you've ever watched a nature documentary featuring lemurs — or the animated feature "Madagascar," with characters King Julien, Maurice and Mort — you have probably fallen in love with the ...

What can be done when one threatened animal kills another? Scientists studying critically endangered lemurs in Madagascar confronted this difficult reality when they witnessed attacks on lemurs by ...

MORE POLLEN. PALM BEACH ZOO HAS SOME BRAND NEW RESIDENTS THAT MOVED ALL THE WAY HERE FROM MADAGASCAR. OUR BROOKE SILVA MET THE ZOO’S FIRST EVER BLACK AND WHITE LEMURS, AND SHARES WHY THEY’RE SO ...

Six lemur infants, all endangered species, were born this season at the Lemur Conservation Foundation’s reserve in Myakka City. The collared brown lemur twins were born in April, followed by a triplet ...