Illustration image from Pixabay With few other competing mammals, these early lemurs evolved into a wide range of forms, from the teacup-sized mouse lemur to the giant sloth lemur. Many of these ...

Lemurs - those small, big-eyed primates that live in the trees of Madagascar, off the southeast coast of Africa - are an evolutionary mystery. When the first lemurs appeared tens of millions of ...

Despite their exalted status and relative lack of natural predators, pandas are still at risk. Severe threats from humans have left just over 1,800 pandas in the wild. The panda, with its distinctive ...

However, the reserves are considered to be mere shells, unable to provide adequate protection to the panda 15 May 1980 The first WWF observation of a panda’s presence in the wild occurs December 1980 ...

André The Giant is one the biggest (both figuratively and literally) stars in all of professional wrestling history. He was one of the key figures that was responsible for the major increase in ...

Majorian, a male baby, was born Dec. 19, 2024, at the Duke Lemur Center in Durham. He is the third baby born to mother Lupicina and father Gabe, both part of the center’s conservation breeding ...

From the bumblebee bat to the Baluchistan pygmy jerboa, here are eight of the world's smallest mammals who thrive in a world built for giants.

Currently, just nine sifaka reside in the whole of Europe.

The Duke Lemur Center has announced an addition to the family, a male born Dec. 19, 2024, to a breeding pair at the center. Baby Majorian is the third offspring of mother Lupicina and father Gabe.

Two sharp-dressed men have taken up residence at the Vilas Zoo. Cape porcupines Hami and Nugget have made their debut among ...