A group of primates known as Lemuroidea Gray, 1873, or lemurs, lives exclusively on Madagascar and on a small group of islands close by. They were the only primates to be found on the Madagascar until ...

New research shows oxytocin levels in lemur brains may drive social shifts, offering insight into behavior and evolution.

An endangered baby lemur was born at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, marking the first birth of the species — a Coquerel’s ...

The Maryland Zoo welcomed a brand-new baby lemur, born to first-time father Terence and 14-year-old mother Arcadia.

Like all lemurs, mouse lemurs inhabit the island of Madagascar off the east coast of Africa. The pygmy mouse lemur is the smallest primate in the world. Its head and body are less than two and a ...

The lemurs of Madagascar face probable extinction within the next half-century if adequate conservation programs are not developed. Habitat loss remains the major threat to primate survival, with this ...

Millie and Mort, have travelled from Northumberland County Zoo and Cotswold Wildlife Park to make Hoo Zoo in Telford their new home. Common Mouse Lemurs, native to Madagascar, are currently ...

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 ...

The Maryland Zoo welcomed the newest member of its primate family with the Zoo’s first birth of its endangered lemur species.

Madagascar is also the only place in the entire world where lemurs, a group of primates, are naturally found. It's home to more than 100 species of lemurs. Due to ongoing threats of disaster ...

A bamboo lemur is seen at the Andasibe-Mantadia National Park in Madagascar, March 29, 2025. Madagascar, an Indian Ocean island country, boasts unique biodiversity due to its geographical ...

The zoo announced the birth of an endangered lemur, the first of its kind since the species returned to its collection in ...