Madagascar is home to a unique biodiversity with a large number of endemic species, among those many lemur species, including the mouse lemurs. This diversity is also found in their retroviruses.

Madagascar is home to a unique biodiversity with a large number of endemic species, among those many lemur species, including the mouse lemurs. This diversity is also found in their retroviruses ...

There are about 100 species of lemur in existence, and nearly all of them live on the isolated island of Madagascar in the ...

By chance, lemur ancestors floated from mainland Africa to the island of Madagascar, where they developed as a species largely isolated from the rest of the world, according to the Center.

More information: Joseph D. Orkin et al, Ecological and anthropogenic effects on the genomic diversity of lemurs in Madagascar, Nature Ecology & Evolution (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41559-024-02596-1 ...

Antananarivo, Madagascar– To recognize an internationally renowned primatologist and champion of Madagascar's unique biodiversity, scientists who discovered three new species of mouse lemur on ...

Assessing the prevalence of protected species consumption by rural communities in Makira Natural Park, Madagascar, through the unmatched count technique. Conservation Science and Practice, 3 (7 ...

Madagascar is also the only place in the entire world where lemurs, a group of primates, are naturally found. It’s home to over 100 species of lemurs.

Madagascar is home to more than 100 lemur species, but forest destruction has put the ancient primates “on the brink of extinction,” according to 2018 report from National Geographic.

The species, possibly new to science, exhibits dwarfism and tameness, characteristics common to remote species inhabiting small isolated islands. Photo credit: Louise Jasper.

The U.K. zoo released footage of its bright-eyed lemur baby on Dec. 28 to celebrate the primate's 3-month birthday, showing the unnamed youngster clinging to its parents — 11-year-old Beatrice ...