What it eats: Fruits, flowers, nectar, tree sap and small insects Why it's awesome: Northern giant mouse lemurs may be tiny, but they have a striking trait: remarkably large testicles. The primates ...

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- The North Carolina Zoo has some new animals on exhibit. Three male grey mouse lemurs--Cholula, Cedar and Speedwell--can be seen in the nocturnal part of the desert habitat.

In some parts of the world, animals are going extinct before scientists can even name them. Such may be the case for mouse lemurs, the saucer-eyed, teacup-sized primates native to the African island ...

J. Gray Camp is at the Institute of Human Biology (IHB), Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel 4051, Switzerland and Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, ...

Madagascar is home to a unique biodiversity with a large number of endemic species, among those many lemur species, including the mouse lemurs. This diversity is also found in their retroviruses.

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new population of rare giant mouse lemurs was discovered in southwestern Madagascar?s Ranobe forest, World Wildlife Fund said. We put "save the chimps" on t-shirts and posters. But ...

Lemurs are among Madagascar’s signature animals. Lemurs first arrived on the island of Madagascar 53.2 million years ago, probably hitching a ride on a vegetation raft from mainland Africa. The island ...

One lemur, two lemur, three lemur, four: Genetic study reveals the hidden diversity of Madagascar’s mouse lemurs One lemur, two lemur, three lemur, four: Genetic study reveals the hidden diversity of ...