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

As a result, a large number of people across Madagascar are highly dependent on the island’s ecosystems for their livelihoods ...

A new species of mouse lemur has been discovered in eastern Madagascar, report researchers from Germany. The species is described in a recent issue of the journal Primates. The diminutive primate is ...

The family of the world’s smallest primate just got a little bigger. U.S. and Malagasy primatologists have discovered a new species of mouse lemur, an arboreal, fist-size animal on the African island ...

Calamity Calling: The world’s loneliest primates from GlobalPost on Vimeo. RANOMAFANA NATIONAL PARK, Madagascar — Deep in the Madagascan rainforest, a lemur and his daughter chatter softly as they ...

Madagascar, an island larger than France that lies off the southeastern coast of Africa, is perhaps best known for its lemurs—primates that look something like a cat crossed with a squirrel and a dog.

More than 90% of Madagascar’s lemurs “are on the verge of extinction,” says one of the country’s leading scientists. It is a grim prediction for the cute primates, which are only found on Madagascar ...

Living in the rain forests of Madagascar is a newly discovered wonder of ecological diversity: A lemur that has been hiding out in the middle of about a dozen other lemur species. The new lemur is ...

Fruit-eating lemurs are one of the most important dispersers of seeds in Madagascar. But at least 17 species of Malagasy lemurs have gone extinct within the past few thousand years. According to a ...

Who knew lemurs were zen masters? The primates, whose ancestors came to Madagascar some 60 million years ago, love to play. They also enjoy a good siesta on a handy branch, and when they are happy, ...

Reporting from Anevoka, Madagascar — The road to Maromizaha Forest in Madagascar winds through hills dotted with charred stumps resembling broken teeth. Trucks roar past a woman named Madeleine, who ...

Living in the rain forests of Madagascar is a newly discovered wonder of ecological diversity: A lemur that has been hiding out in the middle of about a dozen other lemur species. The new lemur is ...