Where do lemurs come from and what are their origins? The ancestors of the lemurs would have arrived from Africa to Madagascar by natural floating rafts 65 million years ago. Then they evolved and ...

Conservationists in Madagascar are working with local communities to reduce forest fires and preserve the country's iconic lemur species. Madagascar is the only country with a native lemur population, ...

Researchers are investigating a sudden spike in pregnancies in one black-and-white ruffed lemur population that might signal environmental stress to the mammals A population of black-and-white ruffed ...

Every August, about halfway through his journey into Madagascar, veterinarian Randy Junge decides he’s never doing it again. After 30 hours of travel from the United States to reach the island off the ...

Alison Behie receives funding from The Australian Research Council. Madagascar is an island that’s no stranger to natural disasters, in particular cyclones. This is because it’s located in the ...

A new population of rare giant mouse lemurs was discovered in southwestern Madagascar’s Ranobe forest, WWF said. Last year during a night survey monitoring biodiversity along the gallery forest of ...

Thousands of the endangered primates end up on the dinner plates of people in the upper rung of the country’s society who have money to spare. By Dina Fine Maron Lemurs are charismatic primates known ...

MADAGASCAR – It turns out that the Indri Indri lemurs of Madagascar can carry a tune. Researchers have found that these furry, tree-dwelling creatures use music to communicate with one another, likely ...

The recent seizure in Thailand of 48 lemurs and more than 1,200 critically endangered tortoises endemic to Madagascar underscores the global scale of wildlife trafficking networks that use Thailand as ...

Lemurs are charismatic primates known for their large, soulful eyes and long, fluffy tails. They are beloved by children, who are entertained by lemur characters in cartoons and picture books. But in ...

Whether you grew up watching “Zoboomafoo” or DreamWorks' “Madagascar," you are likely somewhat familiar with lemurs. Did you know there are 36 of them just outside of Lubbock? While Lubbock does not ...