Though lemurs are now endemic only to Madagascar, it is believed that lemur-like animals were found in Africa about 65-75 ...

Named Propotto, it was said to be a new species of primate. David Haring, dharing@duke.edu The aye-aye of Madagascar has a special thin middle finger This idea was quickly challenged, and the ...

The nocturnal Aye-Aye lemur, native to Madagascar, possesses a uniquely thin and elongated middle finger crucial for its ...

This new research underscores the devastating impact of human-caused environmental changes on primates. New study makes ...

Almost every species of lemur, wide-eyed primates unique to Madagascar, is under threat of extinction. That is the conclusion of an international group of conservationists, who carried out an ...

This is a rarity in primate research, and illustrates just how much remains to be known about these fascinating animals. Like all lemurs, mouse lemurs inhabit the island of Madagascar off the east ...

I write about the world of biology. The world’s largest nocturnal primate—the aye-aye—is steeped in superstition in its native ... [+] Madagascar, casting a thick shadow over its continued ...

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 ...

Lemurs are fascinating arboreal primitive primates of Madagascar represented in all sizes, colours, and shapes. Skip to main content Land of Primates : Season 1 Episode 2 ...

Of the 107 lemur species endemic to the island nation, the Verreaux’s sifaka is one of 103 now facing extinction.

The fossils at the museum teach us about the evolution our primate relatives and other animals over time and through changing climates. Visitors can look at the earliest lemurs and monkeys, elephant ...