ring-tailed lemurs in the wild prefer the ground to treetops, making them easier to study. Frans Lanting On a steep slope, hip deep in bamboo grass, in the heart of the Madagascar rain forest she ...

The Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve is located in southwestern Madagascar (23° 30 ... and more xerophytic forest towards the western boundary. Each has its own plants and animals. In addition to ...

Overall, lemurs are the most endangered mammal group in the world. In southwestern Madagascar, fewer than 2,000 ring-tailed lemurs may survive.

In the few days we'd spent in Madagascar ... lemur, the smallest living primate. The tsingy also provides refuge on a smaller scale. Protected by walls of stone and wet by seasonal rains, the ...

For the first time in Israel, a ring-tailed lemur was found in the ... He added: "The lemur originates in Madagascar. In the past, in Israel, they were kept in zoos and petting zoos; now, nearly ...

The Maryland Zoo has announced the birth of an endangered lemur, called a Coquerel’s sifaka, marking the first arrival of ...