lemur

One of the world's rarest types of lemur has been successfully bred in Oxfordshire.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2024

The fosa is categorized as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, and is at risk of extinction, as are almost all of its lemur prey.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2024

Not giving up easily, the lemur raises its distinctive black-and-white banded tail and dashes away.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2023

Although humans don’t naturally hibernate, the ability is found in species from nearly every mammalian lineage, from Madagascar’s fat-tailed dwarf lemur to the arctic ground squirrel.

From Science Magazine ● May 24, 2023

His lemur dæmon sprang to an empty chair next to him as he continued.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

As an ecologist who has studied chimpanzees and lemurs in the field in Uganda and Madagascar, I am fascinated by the environments that shaped our primate ancestors.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026

Islands are home to an estimated 20% to 30% of Earth's species and are well known for unusual wildlife, including Madagascan lemurs and Komodo dragons.

From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026

There’s a charity called Monkeys Without Borders, led by a woman who has “changed her name to Xotica Lemur, even though lemurs are not monkeys.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

He told the hearing that allowing Marsh to keep the lemurs would have attracted an influx of complaints and accused her of not allowing noise readings to be taken.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026

They included giant elephant birds, primitive primates called lemurs as big as gorillas, and pygmy hippos.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond