"I started out [having] lemurs because they are a great animal, and I was very interested in conservation in Madagascar," Kirstie Alley tells PEOPLE //platform ...

Cuteness, times three. An endangered red ruffed lemur gave birth to an adorable set of triplets — Red, Marjorie and Taylor — ...

An animal that could hold the key to life-threatening human diseases is on the verge of extinction, researchers say. Nearly all of the world's lemurs reside in Madagascar, an island nation off the ...

Lemurs are among the most playful primates on Earth, and watching Rufus explore a pet store shows just how curious they can be. From climbing shelves to pawing at colorful toys, his choices reveal ...

Wild Adventures Theme Park welcomed three new red ruffed lemurs on April 25. The parks red ruffed lemurs, Val and Doug, had ...

Bronx Zoo in New York announced on May 21 the recent birth of two endangered collared lemurs. The twins are an extremely rare occurrence, only 25% of collared lemur pregnancies in captivity have ...

The island of Madagascar off the southeastern coast of Africa hosts at least 12,000 plant species and 700 vertebrate species, 80% to 90% of which are found nowhere else on Earth. Isolated for the last ...

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 ...

Lemurs are the most lovable weirdos of all animals. These primates, which reside only on the island of Madagascar, are about 50% floof and 50% silly facial expressions. According to a new study, we ...

The habits of the only known hibernating primate, the adorable fat-tailed dwarf lemur, may teach researchers ways to put humans into a low metabolic stupor to survive surgeries and spaceflight, and ...