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

ROANOKE, Va. – The Mill Mountain Zoo announced the grand opening of its newest exhibit, marking the return of primates to the zoo. The zoo will house a breeding pair of critically endangered red ...

A year ago, when she joined the Duke Lemur Center as a research scientist, she began studying Malagasy fat-tailed dwarf lemurs. "Being able to study hibernation in the closest relatives to humans able ...

The crocodiles were the last of their lineage. Unlike their cousins that lurked in the swamps, these terrestrial carnivores trotted around on land, where they snapped at prey with deep skulls full of ...

Lemurs are able to pretend to be much larger than they really are using only their voice, thanks to a special quirk of evolution, and scientists have discovered how they do it. These small primates, ...

It's a known fact that women, on average, live longer than men do by about 5.4 years. A team of researchers writing for ...

BOGART, Ga. — A toddler ended up in the hospital after his parents said he was attacked by lemurs at a petting zoo in Bogart, Georgia Saturday. "He’s got head injuries on the back of his head, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While elephants have the reputation as animals who never forget ...

Lemurs can sing with a sense of rhythm similar to humans, according to a study published Monday by Current Biology. Researchers studied 636 recordings of vocalizations from 39 adult indris, a type of ...