Lemurs can sing with a sense of rhythm similar to humans, according to a study published Monday by Current Biology. Researchers studied 636 recordings of vocalizations from 39 adult indris, a type of ...

Madagascar is famous for its lemurs; their ancestors arrived 53 million years ago, and the largely predator-free island has allowed them to flourish and diversify. New research suggests lemur ...

A shocking new analysis estimates that almost 13,000 lemurs are slaughtered and eaten every year. View on euronews ...

Break out the “awws”, because an adorable new species of lemur has just been discovered in Madagascar. Just look at its little face! The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or ...

With the new year, a fresh start for the "dancing lemur" species could be on the horizon. The nickname for the Coquerel's sifaka lemur hails from the unique way they move, standing perfectly upright ...

In some parts of the world, animals are going extinct before scientists can even name them. Such may be the case for mouse lemurs, the saucer-eyed, teacup-sized primates native to the African island ...

The new arrival is only the second blue-eyed black lemur to be born at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens in Florida Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.

Before Madagascar, lemurs lived under the radar. Today, King Julien is a household name and some of us think about his silly quotes a little too often. Little did we know that lemurs are such amazing ...

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