Scientists have discovered that two tiny, clawless, tree-living lemur species hibernate. Underground. For up to six months a year. Given that the furry animals are primates, the findings have exciting ...

Some common signs of aging include thinning hair and wrinkled skin, but before they even show up on our faces, many age-related changes start within our cells, even our DNA. There are creatures in ...

The Duke Lemur Center houses the only colony of fat-tailed dwarf lemurs within human care. All research conducted at the Lemur Center is noninvasive. It has two state-of-the-art hibernacula rooms, ...

MAINZ, Germany, July 30, 2013 (ENS) – Drenched with rain and working in the dense forests of southern Madagascar, researchers have identified a new species of dwarf lemur previously unknown to science ...

A hamster-sized primate from Madagascar, the fat-tailed dwarf lemur is our closest genetic relative known to hibernate. They also tend to live longer than you’d expect given their size. New research ...

Hibernating dwarf lemurs can stay in this cold, standby state for about a week before they have to briefly warm up, and ironically, this is when they catch up on sleep. Then, they settle back into ...

Scientists at the Duke Lemur Center in North Carolina say their fat-tailed dwarf lemurs went into hibernation for the first time ever in captivity last winter, mimicking the process their counterparts ...

What has big eyes, a bushy tail, and is the only primate to go into hibernation six months out of the year? It’s the fat-tailed dwarf lemur, an endangered species endemic to the island of Madagascar.

Break out the “awws”, because an adorable new species of lemur has just been discovered in Madagascar. Just look at its little face! This delightful little animal will join more than 100 known species ...

A hamster-sized primate from Madagascar, the fat-tailed dwarf lemur is our closest genetic relative known to hibernate. They also tend to live longer than you’d expect given their size. New research ...