The International Union for Conservation of Nature has updated its Red List of Threatened Species Maria Pasquini is the staff editor for human interest’s digital vertical at PEOPLE. She has been ...

There are more than 20 species of mouse lemurs ... of Madagascar off the east coast of Africa. The pygmy mouse lemur is the smallest primate in the world. Its head and body are less than two ...

A small lemur native to Madagascar may hold unexpected clues to reversing aging, thanks to a surprising cellular ability ...

The lemurs that we know today are small with big eyes and live in trees. More than 100 species live in Madagascar, and they all have high levels of genetic diversity. Yet, 90 percent of them are ...

A pair of the world’s smallest lemurs have arrived at Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World in Telford. Common Mouse Lemurs, Millie and ...

The parents, PJ and Julien, were matched through a Species Survival Plan to help ensure a healthy population. The Naples Zoo ...

13 lemur species have been pushed to higher categories of threat due to increased human pressure. The Verreaux's Sifaka and the world's smallest primate, the Berthe's Microcebe, have moved from the ...

The parents, PJ and Julien, were matched through a Species Survival Plan to help ensure a healthy population. The Naples Zoo will host a gender reveal for the lemur twins the following week.