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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- It’s quite possible that no one in the world has diagnosed, treated, and otherwise cared for more lemurs than veterinarian Dr. Cathy Williams. Since joining the Duke Lemur Center in ...