P rimates can get pretty big. Just look at gorillas – absolute units. But what about the other side of the spectrum? Well, ...

To examine the impact of hibernation on telomeres, researchers induced hibernation in 15 dwarf lemurs at the Duke Lemur Center by lowering temperatures to the mid-50s Fahrenheit.

Most people imagine our early primate ancestors swinging through lush tropical forests. But new research shows that they were ...

A hamster-sized primate from Madagascar, the fat-tailed dwarf lemur is our closest genetic relative known to hibernate. They also tend to live longer than you’d expect given their size. New research ...

Lemurs are among the best-known representatives of Madagascar's animal kingdom. They make up more than 15% of all primate ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. A behind-the-scenes tour introduced me to gray mouse lemurs, fat-tailed dwarf lemurs, ringtails, Coquerel's sifakas, a bushbaby and others.

Break out the “awws”, because an adorable new species of lemur has just been discovered in Madagascar. Just look at its little face!

“Mouse and dwarf lemurs are small forest-living primates, and it is inconceivable that suitable dead specimens will ever be found in the wild,” said McCarter (not in his fax to PETA, but in ...

Caption A hamster-sized primate from Madagascar, the fat-tailed dwarf lemur can turn back the aging clock during its annual hibernation season, according to markers of cellular aging called telomeres.

The Duke Lemur Center joyfully unveiled its latest additions: three adorable baby lemurs born to a fat-tailed dwarf lemur named Java Chicken.

Dr. Marina B. Blanco is a Researcher at Duke University, Durham, NC. Since 2004, Marina has conducted research on the ecology of lemurs from Madagascar, with a focus on the physiology of hibernation ...

A University of Kent conservation researcher and his spouse recently stumbled upon an unusual dwarf lemur on a Madagascar out island. The species, possibly new to science, exhibits dwarfism and ...