Lemurs first arrived on the island of Madagascar 53.2 million years ago, probably hitching a ride on a vegetation raft from ...

The Smithsonian's National Zoo is home to red-ruffed, black-and-white ruffed, ring-tailed and collared brown lemurs. Learn more about these charasmatic animals with a few of my favorite lemur facts.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- There is one more lemur born in the world, and the little critter is at the Houston Zoo. The zoo announced the newborn ring-tailed lemur arrived Monday, born to experienced ...

The post The World’s Smallest Primate, Madame Berthe’s Mouse Lemur, May Be Extinct According To Worried Conservationists ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Houston Zoo welcomed a new bundle of joy last week! A tiny (and we mean TINY) baby ring-tailed lemur was born at just three ounces to experienced mom, Cairrean. The ...

SPRINGTIME IS OFTEN BABYTIME, with all sorts of cuddly-looking cubs, chicks, pups, and kittens emerging as the weather grows warmer and flowers begin to bloom. Such precious arrivals can raise the ...

Citing animal conservationists employed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), at least 95% of the world’s lemur populations face the lingering threat of imminent extinction.

(ABC News) What should have been a quick and easy TV news piece at the zoo instead became a version of "Animal House" for one reporter recently. The BBC's Alexander Dunlop was visiting England's ...

This disease, found in a pet ring-tailed lemur, has never been reported in lemurs in the wild. It’s been illegal to keep lemurs as pets in Madagascar since 1962. But ring-tailed lemurs, such as this ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX — That runaway lemur that has captivated the Aransas Pass community has been captured. A relief for those who became very attached to this furry fugitive. “His name is King Julian ...