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 ...

Given the threat to lemurs in the wild, it is essential to determine how human-induced habitat change is affecting their health. In 2003 a survey on the health and disease ecology of wild ring-tailed ...

The North Florida Wildlife Center is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., located at 1386 Cook Road Lamont, ...

Ring-tailed lemurs have a black and white striped tail which is longer than their whole body! They use their tails to communicate and for balance. Ring-tailed lemurs eat fruits, flowers, leaves ...

You can see the ring-tailed lemur infant and the rest of the troop in their habitat during normal zoo hours, according to the press release. The infant will become more independent over the next ...

The lemur twins, one male and one female, have a doting mom named Rosalita Two more lemurs are leaping through the San Diego Zoo's Conrad Prebys Africa Rocks Madagascar Forest habitat. On July 8 ...

LEON, Fl. (WALB) - The North Florida Wildlife Center announced the birth of two endangered primates. They are a ring-tailed lemur named Zava, and one Cotton-Topped Tamarin named Echo! According to ...

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 ...

The newest member of Safari West’s ring-tailed lemur population is healthy and active, staff said this week. Staff at Safari West near Santa Rosa is “thrilled” to welcome a baby ring-tailed ...

Ring-tailed lemurs look different! They retain a number of primitive mammalian traits. For example: Reflective tapetum lucidum, which is a layer of cells in the wall of the eye that reflects light ...

What makes Madagascar’s wildlife so unique? What makes Madagascar’s wildlife so unique? A lemur died from tuberculosis—a likely victim of the illegal pet trade A lemur died from tuberculosis ...

To create their distinctive odour, male lemurs combine the strong but short-lived scent produced by their wrist glands, with longer lasting secretion from their shoulder glands. An action known as ...