An endangered lemur has a larger range than originally believed but is still at risk due to forest fragmentation and land clearing, reports a study published in the journal Primate Conservation.
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May 06, 2013 by Mongabay.com | No comments
Lemur has unexpectedly wide range, diversity of color variations
May 02, 2013 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
Hibernating primates: scientists discover three lemur species sleep like bears
Bears do it, bats do it, and now we know lemurs do it too: hibernate, that is. Since 2005, scientists have known that the western fat-tailed dwarf lemur hibernates, but a new study in Scientific Reports finds that hibernation is
April 03, 2013 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
Featured video: in-depth look at Madagascar’s Ranomafauna National Park
A new film Nosy Maitso takes a look at the people, researchers, and wildlife connected to Madagascar's Ranomafauna National Park. Apart of a World Heritage Site, the park was established in 1991 after a new species of lemur, the golden
April 03, 2013 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
Featured video: in-depth look at Madagascar’s Ranomafana National Park
A new film Nosy Maitso takes a look at the people, researchers, and wildlife connected to Madagascar's Ranomafauna National Park. Apart of a World Heritage Site, the park was established in 1991 after a new species of lemur, the golden
March 27, 2013 by Mongabay.com | No comments
2 ‘giant’ yet tiny mouse lemurs identified in Madagascar
Scientists have discovered two new species of mouse lemurs in Madagascar, bringing the total number of diminutive primates known to science to 20.
March 27, 2013 by Mongabay.com | No comments
2 ‘giant’ yet tiny mouse lemurs identified in Madagascar
Scientists have discovered two new species of mouse lemurs in Madagascar, bringing the total number of diminutive primates known to science to 20.
March 26, 2013 by Mongabay.com | No comments
Researchers sequence Aye-aye genome – lemur is more genetically diverse than humans
Scientists sequenced the genome of the aye-aye, a bizarre lemur species, for the first time. The research is published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
January 27, 2013 by Mongabay.com | No comments
UK authorizes guns for Madagascar despite threat of lemur extinctions
Britain has authorized the export of thousands of guns to Madagascar, according to TanaNews.com, sparking concerns that the firearms could be used for hunting endangered lemurs.
January 27, 2013 by Mongabay.com | No comments
UK authorizes guns for Madagascar despite threat of lemur extinctions
Britain has authorized the export of thousands of guns to Madagascar, according to TanaNews.com, sparking concerns that the firearms could be used for hunting endangered lemurs.
December 03, 2012 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
Despite small brains, gray mouse lemurs use calls to avoid inbreeding
As a small-brained and largely solitary primate, the gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus) wasn't supposed to have the capacity to distinguish the calls of its kin calls from other lemurs. However, a new study in BMC Ecology, finds that a
