Where do lemurs come from and what are their origins? The ancestors of the lemurs would have arrived from Africa to Madagascar by natural floating rafts 65 million years ago. Then they evolved and ...

Hear the tale of an animal the Malagasy people associate with night spirits. Find out why mouse lemurs are at-risk in the ...

Before Madagascar, lemurs lived under the radar. Today, King Julien is a household name and some of us think about his silly quotes a little too often. Little did we know that lemurs are such amazing ...

Most people's encounters with lemurs have occurred through their representations in popular children's media, like "Zoboomafoo" or "Madagascar." However, most people don't know that lemurs play an ...

Our findings question the belief that regenerating the vegetation of a native forest will automatically ensure that the whole ...

Researchers are investigating a sudden spike in pregnancies in one black-and-white ruffed lemur population that might signal environmental stress to the mammals A population of black-and-white ruffed ...

Find out how this gregarious primate's ancestors may have made the trip from to the African mainland to Madagascar.

Conservationists in Madagascar are working with local communities to reduce forest fires and preserve the country's iconic lemur species. Madagascar is the only country with a native lemur population, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Indri lemurs are the largest lemur species in the world. They have a loud and haunting call that they use to communicate territory ...

Thousands of the endangered primates end up on the dinner plates of people in the upper rung of the country’s society who have money to spare. By Dina Fine Maron See more of our coverage in your ...

Lemur meat has become a discreet urban delicacy in Madagascar, with an estimated 13,000 lemurs sold annually in surveyed cities—mostly through hidden hunter-to-client channels. Peri-urban hunters run ...