LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After the animated lemur King Julien of "Madagascar" captured kids' attentions with his eccentricity, a new film takes them to the real, isolated world of the singing, dancing, ...

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 ...

Madagascar forest cannot fully recover naturally because invasive strawberry guava creates nutrient poor soil.

Credit: Amy Dunham / Rice University.) Native to Brazil, strawberry guava (Psidium cattleyanum) was introduced to Madagascar ...

A critically endangered type of lemur has arrived at a zoo, making it only the tenth wildlife park in the world to hold the species. Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (DWCT), in Jersey, said a three ...

New species are being discovered faster than ever before — at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study. And the trend shows no sign of slowing with scientists predicting that the ...

The Duke Lemur Center in Durham, which houses the largest number of lemurs outside Madagascar, is hosting Lemur Week through April 5 in conjunction with the release of a new IMAX 3D film, "Island Of ...

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Lemurs, the small primates with bushy tails and large, expressive eyes, are among the world's most endangered species. According to the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List, ...

Credit: Chester Zoo/Cover Images Primate conservationists at Chester Zoo are celebrating the birth of a critically endangered Coquerel’s sifaka – also known as a ‘dancing lemur’. The tiny baby has ...