Lemurs are small social primates with pointed snouts, large eyes, and a long tail. These charismatic creatures are a favorite of children. There are about 100 living species and all of them live on ...

Many types of lemurs live in the forests of Madagascar, a large island off the coast of Africa. In the wild, the fat-tailed dwarf lemur gorges on high-calorie foods and then spends about seven months ...

Much is new at Philadelphia Zoo this summer, including a unique way to see a group of endangered primates. America's first zoo has updated its Lemur Island exhibit to allow guests to venture inside of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — There’s a lot more to ...

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 ...

As part of its 2021 World Lemur Festival, Myakka's Lemur Conservation Foundation (LCF) has announced the winners of its fourth annual art competition. This year, the foundation received 56 submissions ...

Adventures are just part of life when you live in a zoo, and Bindi Irwin’s latest activity proves that. She took her 3-year-old daughter Grace Warrior on an afternoon trip to Lemur Island at Australia ...

This is how the Nashville Zoo introduced its newest addition – a baby lemur. Phoebe, the zoo’s 7-year-old red ruffed lemur, gave birth for the first time, the zoo said in a May 3 Facebook post. She ...

A man accused of breaking into the San Francisco Zoo and Gardens last year and stealing a ring-tailed lemur -- an endangered species -- made his initial court appearance in federal court on Monday.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Authorities in San Francisco are searching for a ring-tailed lemur named Maki who was stolen from the city's zoo. "I just couldn't believe it. Why would anyone want a lemur," asked ...