Lemurs keep evolving new species, even after 50 million years

Lemurs first arrived on the island of Madagascar 53.2 million years ago, probably hitching a ride on a vegetation raft from ...
TwistedSifter on MSN

The World’s Smallest Primate, Madame Berthe’s Mouse Lemur, May Be Extinct According To Worried Conservationists

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Billings Gazette

Madagascar mouse lemur carries the history of island's forest

If you’ve ever watched the movie “Madagascar” then you know that the character Mort is a ridiculously cute, large-eyed, little creature. Mort was modeled after a real life animal on the island that’s ...
The Island Packet

Lemurs at Duke may aid Alzheimer’s research. But first they need your old phone.

Mouse lemurs are tiny — they weigh as much as a golf ball if the ball had giant eyes and a fluffy tail. But because they are genetically similar to humans, mouse lemurs may provide researchers at the ...
Charlotte Observer

Tiny creature welcomed ‘toxic’ twins. Then came two more sets of twins, NC center says

A North Carolina research center is in for double the fun — three times over. Three sets of twin gray mouse lemurs made their debut at the Duke Lemur Center this summer, officials announced in a ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Tiny creature welcomed ‘toxic’ twins. Then came two more sets of twins, NC center says

These nocturnal creatures welcomed three sets of twins at the Duke Lemur Center in Durham, officials said. Screengrab from the Duke Lemur Center's Facebook page A North Carolina research center is in ...