Lemurs first arrived on the island of Madagascar 53.2 million years ago, probably hitching a ride on a vegetation raft from mainland Africa. The island was predator free, and the lemurs evolved into ...

The Duke Lemur Center introduced three of their newest baby lemurs to the public Thursday morning. On May 19, a fat-tailed dwarf lemur named Java Chicken gave birth to three healthy infant lemurs: two ...

October is Space Month. At Duke University, space research is more than just science — it's a bold journey across disciplines. This is the first in a series of stories featuring innovators, dreamers ...

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 ...

Young Madagascan lemurs that sing, display similar characteristics and development patterns to young children, research has revealed. A study by The University of Warwick found that young lemurs tend ...

Bright-eyed and apparently quite curious, a triplet of critically endangered red ruffed lemurs were born in May at the Lemur Conservation Foundation’s reserve in Myakka City. Six lemur infants, all ...

If there was a contest for biggest female bullies of the animal world, lemurs would be near the top of the list. It's the ladies who get their way and keep males in line. In one branch of the lemur ...

Researchers designed a test to see how well lemurs can compare quantities. If he chooses correctly, he wins a sugar pellet. But researchers have to ensure Teres is paying attention to number and not ...

When you live at the Australia Zoo, you get to have a playdate with an animal every day. Can you imagine how awesome that would be?! Certified animal-lover Grace Warrior doesn’t have to wonder what it ...

What if humans didn’t have to suffer the slow-burning fire of chronic inflammation as we age? A surprising study on two types of lemurs found no evidence of "inflammaging," a phenomenon long assumed ...

LAMONT, Fla. (WCTV) - Visitors to the North Florida Wildlife Center will soon get an up-close look at one of the most unique primates in the world—the black-and-white ruffed lemur. “This is not only ...