Thousands of the endangered primates end up on the dinner plates of people in the upper rung of the country’s society who have money to spare.

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Just a few thousand years ago, Madagascar was inhabited by giant lemurs. Just a few thousand years ago, the island of Madagascar was inhabited by giant lemurs. How did such a diverse group of primates ...

Lemurs with their large eyes, expressive faces and quirky personalities have won the hearts of wildlife lovers. But beyond ...

International cooperation leading to hundreds of endangered animals being repatriated to Madagascar after being seized by police in Thailand has been hailed as an unprecedented success. David Newton, ...

Where do lemurs come from and what are their origins? The ancestors of the lemurs would have arrived from Africa to Madagascar by natural floating rafts 65 million years ago. Then they evolved and ...

What do you know about lemurs? I did not know much before I went to Madagascar earlier this year, just that they are somehow related to monkeys, and that some of them have huge round eyes. Now I have ...

The famous lemurs of Madagascar face such severe threats to their survival that none of them may be left in the wild within 25 years. That stark warning comes from one of the world's leading ...

Alexander Dunlop was at Banham Zoo for a news piece on its annual animal count. — -- What should have been a quick and easy TV news piece at the zoo instead became a version of "Animal House" for ...

Before Madagascar, lemurs lived under the radar. Today, King Julien is a household name and some of us think about his silly quotes a little too often. Little did we know that lemurs are such amazing ...

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 ...