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 ...

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Lehigh Valley Zoo is constructing a new home for some of its residents. Habitat Madagascar, an indoor/outdoor habitat for lemurs and tortoises, will break ground this summer with expected completion ...

Dive into the life of the ring-tailed lemur, facing habitat destruction in Madagascar but thriving in conservation efforts ...

The Lehigh Valley Zoo in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, is building a new home for a potential breeding pair of lemurs with a suite for any babies they may have. The indoor/outdoor site, called "Habitat ...

Ahead of opening its newest exhibit, Habitat Madagascar, the Lehigh Valley Zoo announced two new residents who’ll make their home in the new year-round facility. Red-ruffed lemurs Weasley, a ...

Lemurs have captured the public imagination in movies such as "Madagascar," but now these adorable primates are on the brink of extinction, conservationists say. Nineteen lemur conservationists and ...

Lemurs may cause a bellyache—but bear with us: it's the good kind. Laughing with Lemurs at Big Cat Habitat and Gulf Coast Sanctuary kicked off on April 23, and it’s hilarious fun. A group of roughly ...

The Smithsonian's National Zoo is home to red-ruffed, black-and-white ruffed, ring-tailed and collared brown lemurs. Learn more about these charasmatic animals with a few of my favorite lemur facts.

The Palm Beach Zoo is marking spring break with a week of special lemur-themed activities for kids, including daily educational chats with zoologists and an afternoon craft and parade event.

Tiana Andriamanana was alarmed when she saw the fires swallowing Madagascar’s forests in March. She’d grown used to seeing illegal burns for agricultural expansion, but such widespread blazes so early ...

The Palm Beach Zoo in West Palm Beach, home to towering trees, tigers and lemurs, unveiled a new specially designed habitat for two sloths and three endangered squirrel-sized monkeys called golden ...