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 ...

The new arrival is only the second blue-eyed black lemur to be born at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens in Florida Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.

A critically endangered type of lemur has arrived at a zoo, making it only the tenth wildlife park in the world to hold the ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Palm Beach Zoo welcomed a new family of critically endangered black-and-white ruffed lemurs. The critically endangered species is native only to Madagascar, according ...

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.

Twins seem to run in the family at a New Zealand zoo, where four sets of ring-tailed lemur twins were born recently. The zoo welcomed eight babies in total: four at the end of August, two in September ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Patricia ...

BALTIMORE, MD (WBFF) — The Maryland Zoo announced the arrival of two Coquerel’s sifaka, marking the first time since 2021 the endangered lemur species can call Baltimore home. The Zoo’s new female was ...

A true superstar of the animal kingdom, Stumpy recently made headlines by achieving the Guinness World Record as the oldest living lemur in captivity. His extraordinarily long life highlights the ...

An endangered baby lemur has died days after being born at Zoo Atlanta. The zoo shared the tragic update Thursday, May 23, on Facebook. “We are heartbroken to share that the infant crowned lemur born ...