Though lemurs are now endemic only to Madagascar, it is believed that lemur-like animals were found in Africa about 65-75 ...

Of the 107 lemur species endemic to the island nation, the Verreaux’s sifaka is one of 103 now facing extinction.

Whereas the largest species at the Duke Lemur Center, the Coquerel’s sifaka, weighs as much as a house cat and ... so in 1996 she made the leap and joined the center full-time. “I didn’t plan to work ...

Lemurs like the white-furred Decken's sifaka and the brown lemur use the tsingy as a kind of highway, leaping from spire to spire as they travel between fruit trees. In slots and crevices lizards ...

A Verreaux's Sifaka, my favorite lemur species in Kirindy ... Like all sifakas, it has a long tail that it uses as a balance ...

At present, there are only about 250 adult Silky Sifaka left in Madagascar. Did you know that the North of Madagascar shelters a splendid species of lemur with white and silky fur, the Silky Sifaka?

The silky sifaka ("she-fahk") is a case in point. One of the largest living lemurs, Propithecus diadema candidus has bushy white fur, a long white tail, and ghostly eyes. No one has ever ...

Primates that leap come in two basic varieties. Strepsirhine primates (e.g., lemurs and galagos) and tarsiers are known for their forceful upward parabolic leaps, while anthropoids tend to leap ...

She has filmed and posted videos of them playing on YouTube, the lemurs leaping over the kangaroos, which hop and twirl and chase the primates around the yard. Despite occasional reports of wild ...

Whilst researching the potential stories for the Mammals Heat episode we came across a newly described behaviour about white sifaka lemurs in Madagascar hugging tree trunks to keep cool!

Monday 29th February was Leap Day! A leap day happens in a leap year - a year that has one extra day in it, usually every four years. So in a leap year, February has 29 days instead of its usual 28.

Endemic to Madagascar, Verreaux's sifaka is a striking lemur species known for its distinctive black and white fur. Their unique method of locomotion, "vertical clinging and leaping," sets them apart ...