DURHAM, North Carolina -- Researchers at the Duke Lemur Center are celebrating the birth of three new lemurs from two critically endangered lemur species. Lemurs excitedly jumped from tree to tree to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. July 4 brought more than just patriotic celebrations in Atascadero this year. A baby mongoose lemur — a critically endangered ...

The Caldwell Zoo welcomed two Red-ruffed lemur babies born on Valentine’s Day in Tyler, becoming the first in the zoo’s history. “When I got to see them I was like, […] ...

In some parts of the world, animals are going extinct before scientists can even name them. Such may be the case for mouse lemurs, the saucer-eyed, teacup-sized primates native to the African island ...

With the new year, a fresh start for the "dancing lemur" species could be on the horizon. The nickname for the Coquerel's sifaka lemur hails from the unique way they move, standing perfectly upright ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Audubon Zoo is celebrating the arrival of two critically endangered Black-and-White Ruffed Lemurs, named Kallisto and Galileo. The male lemurs were born in April and are part of a ...

Wildlife Madagascar is a nonprofit organization working to protect the over 100 species of lemurs in Madagascar, 98% of which are endangered, by addressing the factors that contribute to their low ...

Lemurs are at serious risk of being driven into extinction as affluent city dwellers ramp up demand for so-called luxury meat. The small primates, known for their bushy tails and large eyes, are ...

Lemurs, small, big-eyed primates that live in the trees of Madagascar off the southeast coast of Africa, are a mystery of evolution. When the first ones arrived there tens of millions of years ago, ...

Baby crowned lemur, an endangered species, died days after its birth at a zoo in Atlanta, Georgia, officials said. Screengrab from Zoo Atlanta's Facebook post | Photo by Jodi Carrigan An endangered ...

July 4 brought more than just patriotic celebrations in Atascadero this year. A baby mongoose lemur - a critically endangered species - was born at the Central Coast Zoo in Atascadero on Independence ...