If you enjoyed the comic, cuddly lemurs in the Madagascar movies—the cartoon ones who like to move it, move it—you might be interested to know that their real-world counterparts are the most likely ...

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On World Lemur Day, scientists highlight the critical role endangered lemurs play in maintaining Madagascar's biodiversity and protecting its forests.

MAINZ, Germany, July 30, 2013 (ENS) – Drenched with rain and working in the dense forests of southern Madagascar, researchers have identified a new species of dwarf lemur previously unknown to science ...

Hear the tale of an animal the Malagasy people associate with night spirits. Find out why mouse lemurs are at-risk in the ...

This black-and-white lemur makes a calm introduction nearly impossible as he keeps moving around the handler. Roshan appears ...

The distribution and biogeography of the ringtailed lemur (Lemur catta) in Madagascar / Steven M. Goodman, Soava V. Rakotoarisoa and Lucienne Wilmé -- A preliminary estimate of Lemur catta population ...

What does it really take to save a lemur? A protected forest? A thriving local community? A team of dedicated conservationists? The answer is rarely just one of these. This World Lemur Day, IUCN ...

The island of Madagascar off the southeastern coast of Africa hosts at least 12,000 plant species and 700 vertebrate species, 80 to 90 percent of which are found nowhere else on Earth. Isolated for ...

The DreamWorks version of Madagascar is exactly that, a fantasy. The island nation is no unpeopled paradise teeming with dancing lemurs, as depicted in the animated Madagascar film. On the contrary, ...

Skulls of extinct lemurs. At least 17 lemur species have gone extinct in the past 2,000 years. Photo by Brooke Crowley. The disappearance of one species does not necessarily allow remaining competitor ...

A team of researchers with members from the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute, Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, Global Wildlife Conservation and the Madagascar Biodiversity ...