Lemurs may have floated there eons ago on “rafts” of vegetation and evolved in isolation over countless centuries. Ring-tailed lemurs are unmistakable because of their long, vividly striped ...

Ring-tailed lemurs look different! They retain a number of primitive mammalian traits. For example: Reflective tapetum lucidum, which is a layer of cells in the wall of the eye that reflects light ...

Ring-tailed lemurs have a black and white striped tail which is longer than their whole body! They use their tails to communicate and for balance. Ring-tailed lemurs eat fruits, flowers ...

What makes Madagascar’s wildlife so unique? What makes Madagascar’s wildlife so unique? A lemur died from tuberculosis—a likely victim of the illegal pet trade A lemur died from tuberculosis ...

Given the threat to lemurs in the wild, it is essential to determine how human-induced habitat change is affecting their health. In 2003 a survey on the health and disease ecology of wild ring-tailed ...

The baby’s arrival is of particular importance as ring-tailed lemurs are listed as endangered on the International Union for ...

A research team led by the University of Tokyo analyzed the odors that male ring-tailed lemurs use when stink flirting with females. The odor molecules they identified could be the first known ...

ring-tailed lemurs and black-capped capuchin monkeys. [Photo by Wang Chengjie/For chinadaily.com.cn] During the Chinese New Year's Eve celebration on Jan 28, zookeepers at the Locajoy Theme Park ...

Oscar-nominated animated film Flow premieres in Indian theatres at the annual Oscar Film Festival, showcasing a dialogue-free ...