This black-and-white lemur makes a calm introduction nearly impossible as he keeps moving around the handler. Roshan appears ...

Scientists suspect this musical trait arose independently in humans and indris, which split from a common ancestor some 74 million years ago. Today, the lemurs make loud, haunting calls to communicate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lemurs have a "built-in" toothcomb that helps the animal groom themselves and each other. Their secondary tongue, or "sublingua," ...

Aina, the 4-year-old red-bellied lemur, gave birth to her baby six weeks ago at the Chester Zoo after a 127-day pregnancy Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Lemurs open mouths wider when singing higher notes They may tune vocal tract as trained human singers do Lemurs sing to mark their territories in Madagascar The singing also reunites groups and avoids ...

Ninety-five percent of the world's lemur population is "on the brink of extinction," making them the most endangered primates on Earth, a leading conservation group said Wednesday. The arboreal ...

A red ruffed lemur living at Milwaukee County Zoo inspected a camera set up in its habitat, footage shared on October 6 shows ...

A study of the bacteria in the guts of three lemur species offers new insights into the role of diet in shaping these microbial ecosystems – and how these microbes may relate to primate health. “We ...

It's the worst kind of itch — the one just out of reach — and apparently, it frustrates those in the animal kingdom, too. In a YouTube video posted Tuesday, one lemur really captures that feeling when ...

Meet the lemur leaf frog! These attractive amphibians—best known for their big, beautiful eyes—are critically endangered. The good news? Reptile Discovery Center keepers at the Smithsonian’s National ...