The pygmy mouse lemur is the smallest primate in the world. Its head and body are less than two and a half inches long, though its tail is a bit more than twice that length. These threatened ...

Ring-tailed lemurs use their toothcombs for both functions. Because of this dual use, ring-tailed lemur toothcombs often show excessive wear (sometimes more than 50%), in addition to frequent damage, ...

The second is altered forest for subsistence agriculture. The third is an area outside the reserve where cows and goats feed within lemur habitats. Deforestation affects lemur feeding ecology. Some ...

A bright-eyed, black-and-white ruffed lemur will soon be seen bouncing around the Calgary Zoo. The baby lemur is one month old, born on April 7 to parents Eny and Menabe. It's the first of its ...

Chester Zoo is celebrating the birth of a baby Coquerel's sifaka. Also known as a 'dancing lemur', the species is one of the rarest primates in the world. Keepers say that both mother and baby are ...

Ring-tailed lemurs also spend a lot of time on the ground, which is unusual among lemur species. They forage for fruit, which makes up the greater part of their diet, but also eat leaves ...