"You can walk for hours and not see a single lemur." Overall, they compiled data from more than 2,000 lemur sightings, as well as more than 3,000 sightings of the trees they eat.

Lemurs mostly eat fruit, and for many of the largest trees in Madagascar, lemurs are the only animals large enough to ingest the seeds of their fruit.

These tree include, says Federman, most of the 33 species of Canarium hardwoods that dominate the island’s forests. The ruffed lemurs are “unique and irreplaceable”, says Federman.

Mapping trees can help count endangered lemurs Lemur numbers plummet for some species, higher than anticipated for others, models find Date: August 30, 2018 Source: Duke University Summary ...

Tree-dwelling species of monkeys and lemurs are spending increasing amounts of time on the forest floor as they seek refuge from rising temperatures. Scientists say the shift from arboreal ...

In areas frequented by lemurs, he noted mistletoe vines and drought-adapted trees with spiky leaves with few similarities always grew right next to each other. These plant clusters couldn’t be ...

Lemurs are the world’s most endangered mammals, but planting trees can help save them Black-and-white ruffed lemurs are important indicators of rainforest health By Andrea L. Baden ...

If humans had a similar body ratio to the northern giant mouse lemur, their testicles would be the size of grapefruits.

Lemurs normally live in trees, but researchers have discovered that at least two species hibernate underground. By tagging 12 animals with radiotransmitters, the team found that the lemurs dig ...

July 2 (UPI) --Madagascar's largest tree species are under threat. So are the island nation's iconic primates, its lemurs. Healthy forests are essential to Madagascar's lemurs, and new research ...

A zoo in Japan is sending one of its lemurs to the island of Jersey in the English Channel. The primate is not being sent as a visiting attraction, but in the hope that she will find a mate.