A study of the bacteria in the guts of three lemur species offers new insights into the role of diet in shaping these microbial ecosystems - and how these microbes may relate to primate health. "We ...

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Elizabethton/Carter County Animal Shelter said two lemurs that were seized from a home in June are doing well and apparently have a humorous nature. Shannon Posada, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. July 4 brought more than just patriotic celebrations in Atascadero this year. A baby mongoose lemur — a critically endangered ...

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, ...

Greater bamboo lemurs, recently thought to be extinct, are critically endangered. Greater bamboo lemurs, recently thought to be extinct, are critically endangered. One Malagasy woman is on a mission ...

Below is a press release from the Central Coast Zoo regarding the arrival of their newest resident, Koba, the baby mongoose lemur! ATASCADERO, Calif. – The City of Atascadero and the Central Coast Zoo ...

The animal kingdom is full of interesting and wacky creatures. For every overly cute creature like the Shawn-the-sheep nudibranch, there are strange and weird creatures like the red-fronted lemur.

If there was a contest for biggest female bullies of the animal world, lemurs would be near the top of the list. It's the ladies who get their way and keep males in line. In one branch of the lemur ...

CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Elizabethton/Carter County Animal Shelter staff has been learning a lot about lemurs lately after two were rescued alongside numerous other animals from a local home.