A male ring-tailed lemur found in a Turlock backyard is now on display at the Sacramento Zoo. Zookeepers think the primate was kept as a pet illegally. They say he doesn't appear to know how to ...

Given the threat to lemurs in the wild, it is essential to determine how human-induced habitat change is affecting their health. In 2003 a survey on the health and disease ecology of wild ring-tailed ...

Adorable pictures show a cute baby ring-tailed lemur chewing its own tail. Wildlife photographer Andy Rouse captured the ...

Madagascar, an island nation east of continental Africa, is the only place on Earth where lemurs exist. There are more than ...

The San Diego Zoo on Thursday announced the birth of two endangered ring-tailed lemur twins. Mom Rosalita gave birth to the squealing and squeaking little pair — a male and a female — July 8, the zoo ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Someone broke into the San Francisco Zoo overnight and stole a highly-endangered, ring-tailed lemur, police said Wednesday. A zoo spokeswoman Nancy Chan said when staff did their ...

A conspiracy is afoot at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. And all the ring-tailed lemurs are in on it. Actually, they make up the bulk of it — a group of lemurs is called a conspiracy. Tis a bit of a complex ...

Two studies published this winter claim that Madagascar’s iconic ring-tailed lemur has suffered a 95 percent decline in its population and that only some 2,400 animals remain alive. A new paper ...

Babies Albatross, Bustard and Elephant Bird were just unveiled to the world Thursday. But these aren’t bird babies — they’re fat-tailed dwarf lemurs who are the newest additions to the Duke Lemur ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Someone broke into the San Francisco Zoo overnight and stole a highly-endangered, ring-tailed lemur, police said Wednesday. A zoo spokeswoman Nancy Chan said when staff did their ...