Lemurs are primates found only on the African island of Madagascar and some tiny neighboring islands. Because of its geographic isolation, Madagascar is home to many amazing animals found nowhere ...

The birth of a ring-tailed lemur was announced March 4 by Safari West; The Santa Rosa animal park revealed the baby's name is ...

The lemur twins, one male and one female, have a doting mom named Rosalita Two more lemurs are leaping through the San Diego Zoo's Conrad Prebys Africa Rocks Madagascar Forest habitat. On July 8 ...

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, leaves ...

The newest member of Safari West’s ring-tailed lemur population is healthy and active, staff said this week. Staff at Safari West near Santa Rosa is “thrilled” to welcome a baby ring-tailed ...

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 ...

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 ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — A male ring-tailed lemur was born at the Toledo Zoo earlier this month. The baby was born on March 10 to parents Fanta (mom), and Echo (dad), making him Fanta's sixth child. He is the ...

To create their distinctive odour, male lemurs combine the strong but short-lived scent produced by their wrist glands, with longer lasting secretion from their shoulder glands. An action known as ...