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

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 ...

The Foundation is home to several lemur species, including brown lemurs—social animals who have a keen sense of smell (far better than humans) and whose diet is primarily fruit.

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 ...

In ring-tailed lemur society, it's the females who call the shots. They live in groups of up to 30 members and the alpha female will fight hard to protect her territory. (02:51) Explore Subscribe ...

Our research indicates a strong connection between behavior and biology. For example, ring- tailed lemurs feed on Tamarinds which have string-like fibers. When they pull them through the side of their ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- It’s quite possible that no one in the world has diagnosed, treated, and otherwise cared for more lemurs than veterinarian Dr. Cathy Williams. Since joining the Duke Lemur Center in ...

Almost every species of lemur, wide-eyed primates unique to Madagascar, is under threat of extinction. That is the conclusion of an international group of conservationists, who carried out an ...

Danielle Lynch, Primate Technician Supervisor at the Duke Lemur Center, comes into work each day focused on tending to the needs of lemurs. Her work ranges from making diets and cleaning enclosures to ...

Like Lucario before it, Porygon has also gotten a photo shoot that makes it look like the roughly $400 plush could be a substitute for actual human companionship. The plush is currently available ...

Walz and Vance squared off for the first and only time this election cycle. Vice presidential candidates Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance squared off for the first and only time this election ...