Staff at Safari West near Santa Rosa is “thrilled” to welcome a baby ring-tailed lemur born Feb. 22 at the wildlife preserve.

“She had cleaned up the baby, so we knew it was recent.” Due to habitat loss and other reasons, the ring-tailed lemur species — native only to Madagascar like all lemurs — is an endangered ...

The birth of a ring-tailed lemur was announced March 4 by Safari West; The Santa Rosa animal park revealed the baby's name is ...

VALDOSTA — Wild Adventures is celebrating a month with its new ring-tailed lemur pup. Its arrival was a “fun surprise” for the park and a small victory for an endangered species.

Watching him grown is the best part of my day — he's just pure happiness in a little lemur package." Ring-tailed lemurs, a species long championed by Safari West, are classified as Endangered by ...

The ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) is native to Madagascar, where it faces severe threats due to habitat destruction, hunting, and climate change. Classified as Endangered by the International Union ...

Archaeoindris majorly ate leaves, seeds, and fruits. These large lemurs were herbivores, unlike living species like omnivorous ring-tailed lemurs. Evidence of the extinct lemur’s diet was discovered ...

THE SPECIES IS CLOSELY RELATED TO RACCOONS, AND DESPITE THE SIMILARITIES IN THEIR NAME AND APPEARANCE, THEY ARE NOT THE SAME AS A RING TAILED LEMUR. ZOO OFFICIALS SAY YOU CAN FIND COPPER EXPLORING ...

The ring-tailed lemur is endemic to tropical areas in the southern and southwestern parts of Madagascar. Because its thermoregulatory functions are undeveloped, it sunbathes to warm itself in a ...