Some of the world’s most endangered animals have arrived at their new home in Essex County.

Officials announced Thursday, they've acquired a family of black-and-white ruffed lemurs from the Roosevelt Park in Minot, ...

Researchers are investigating a sudden spike in pregnancies in one black-and-white ruffed lemur population that might signal environmental stress to the mammals A population of black-and-white ruffed ...

Balding on the lemurs' lower backs indicated frequent itching and scratching associated with rashes caused by a common pesky parasite. Louise Peckre Millipede guts—packed with a potent compound known ...

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SOUTHWEST RANCHES, Fla. — In a shocking twist, this “only in Florida” story doesn’t involve a ‘gator in a swimming pool — it involves two adorable, yet wild lemurs who seem to have escaped from their ...

Something to Google today: mouse lemurs. They weigh only about 50g and have big brown eyes. You may think you're looking at a very cute rodent. You're not. Despite their name, mouse lemurs are ...

New research shows that lemurs and their food trees are tightly linked in ecological networks, and that the extinction of lemurs will have cascading effects on ecosystem functions. Lemurs are the ...

Lemurs can be sneaky. They'll wait until a human's back is turned to take a treat. But a new study shows that in the same situation, they don't seem to realize that making a racket will draw unwanted ...

Every August, about halfway through his journey into Madagascar, veterinarian Randy Junge decides he’s never doing it again. After 30 hours of travel from the United States to reach the island off the ...