By Marina Martinez In eastern Madagascar, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park and the Analamazoatra Special Reserve shelter ...

In some parts of the world, animals are going extinct before scientists can even name them. Such may be the case for mouse lemurs, the saucer-eyed, teacup-sized primates native to the African island ...

Lemurs, small, big-eyed primates that live in the trees of Madagascar off the southeast coast of Africa, are a mystery of evolution. When the first ones arrived there tens of millions of years ago, ...

Primates come in a huge range of sizes from the great apes all the way down to a tiny little species known as Madame Berthe’s mouse lemur. Sadly, however, the smallest side of that spectrum may be a ...

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In Madagascar, one woman is rewriting the fate of a lemur species once thought to be lost. Deep in the forests of Madagascar, one woman is rewriting the fate of a lemur species once thought to be lost ...

A ring-tailed lemur was captured munching on a piece of lettuce at California’s Oakland Zoo, recently shared footage ...

If there was a contest for biggest female bullies of the animal world, lemurs would be near the top of the list. In these distant primate cousins, it’s the ladies who call the shots, relying on ...

WEBSTER, Fla. — The renowned Chase Sanctuary, located outside The Villages, offers animal enthusiasts a unique learning experience — Painting with Primates, a program that provides a way to learn ...

Brain mapping suggests that oxytocin played a role; research could shed light on how hormones influence behavior in humans and other animals. DURHAM, N.C. -- If there was a contest for biggest female ...