Deep in the forests of Madagascar, one woman is rewriting the fate of a lemur species once thought to be lost. The greater bamboo lemur was on the brink of extinction — until Maholy ...

Studying how these distant primate relatives slow aging during hibernation may reveal new strategies for supporting healthy ...

An update of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species reveals that nearly a third, or 31% of all lemur species in Madagascar are now Critically ...

Hibernating dwarf lemurs can stay in this cold, standby state for about a week before they have to briefly warm up, and ...

LEMURS may hold the answer to reverse ageing, stunned scientists have claimed. The cute creatures have a mysterious secret enabling them to turn back the clock on cellular ageing. And it may ...

Three lemur babies have joined the family at Antalya Natural Life Park in southern Türkiye, increasing the total lemur ...

And it may explain why dwarf lemurs can live up to twice as long as other primate creatures similar in size. The unique trick all starts during their lengthy seven month hibernation, new ...

Due to ongoing threats of disaster impacts, hunting and deforestation, lemurs are the most endangered group of mammals in the ...

A new study by New York University researchers shows that lemurs use smell, social cues, and long-term memory to locate hidden fruit—a combination of factors that may have deep evolutionary ...

Lemurs - those small, big-eyed primates that live in the trees of Madagascar, off the southeast coast of Africa - are an ...

Although you'll have ample opportunities to spot lemurs in national parks like Mantadia and Lokobe, for even more chances to see these furry creatures, travel 16 miles southwest of Antananarivo to ...

Consider the fat-tailed dwarf lemur of Madagascar. This hamster-sized primate can turn back the cellular aging clock and momentarily defy time during its annual hibernation season, according to ...