Duke University has been awarded $4.4 million from The Duke Endowment for the Duke Lemur Center (DLC), including support for ...

You may not know that our ancestors hibernated during the winter months. Why did we evolve out of this biologically prolific ...

A North Carolina wildlife center gives visitors a close look at lemurs through guided experiences, conservation education, ...

In 2019, a team working in the forests of Madagascar formally described a mouse lemur so small it fits in a human palm. That ...

HHMI Investigator Mark Krasnow and his colleagues conducted extensive phenotyping of hundreds of mouse lemurs, screening for anatomical and medical differences that could help locate the origins of ...

The strawberry guava, one of the world’s worst invasive species, hinders forest restoration on the island while feeding its famous endangered primates. A lemur feasting on strawberry guava in a ...

Lemurs are small social primates with pointed snouts, large eyes, and a long tail. These charismatic creatures are a favorite of children. There are about 100 living species and all of them live on ...

Have you ever thought about the smallest animals on earth? How about the fact that if they’re so small, then surely their babies are much smaller? While this is true throughout the animal kingdom, ...

Lemur meat has become a discreet urban delicacy in Madagascar, with an estimated 13,000 lemurs sold annually in surveyed cities—mostly through hidden hunter-to-client channels. Peri-urban hunters run ...