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 ...

That might sound like the stuff of nightmares to us, but for lemurs, it’s far more helpful than horror-like. If you’re ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

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 ...

Ring-tailed lemurs love to sunbathe! To warm up at the start of the day, they sit upright and stretch their arms out sideways to catch the sun rays! Do ring-tailed lemurs live together?

A ZOO in North Somerset has welcomed two critically endangered lemurs native to Madagascar. Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm, a zoo and conservation charity, has announced the arrival of Benji and Pika, both red ...

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 ...

Is there a colleague you would like for us to highlight in “A Duke Workday?” Let us know. Danielle Lynch, Primate Technician Supervisor at the Duke Lemur Center, comes into work each day focused on ...

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 ...

To create their distinctive odour, male lemurs combine the strong but short-lived scent produced by their wrist glands, with longer lasting secretion from their shoulder glands. An action known as ...