New research suggests that the design of the visual processing system of Madagascar’s gray mouse lemur holds secrets about the origins of vision for humans and for primates around the world. A single ...

If you have old jeans with deep pockets, the Duke Lemur Center could use them as nests for tiny mouse lemurs. “If you’re in the area and would be willing to donate your denim pockets, please cut them ...

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Scientists can study stress in these petite primates with simply a few strands of their hair. A & J Visage / Alamy With their small furry bodies and large inquisitive eyes, gray mouse lemurs can seem ...

Two new species of lemurs look so similar that it's impossible to tell them apart without sequencing their genes. The itsy-bitsy primates are both mouse lemurs, which are tiny, nocturnal lemurs that ...

To understand the mechanisms underlying the development of metabolic changes leading to obesity remains a major world health issue. Among such mechanisms, seasonality is quite underestimated although ...

Chronic caloric restriction strongly increases the lifespan of a small primate, the grey mouse lemur by 50%. This is one of the results of a ten-year experiment conducted by researchers at the CNRS ...

The nocturnal gray mouse lemur feeds on plants and invertebrates. Four of the species were imported into China. A feeder at the zoo said: "When we captured them for weighing, they often bite tightly ...

The Duke Lemur Center has baby news! On July 24, the center welcomed three tiny grey mouse lemur triplets - Teazel, Pumpernickel and Bee Balm, according to a post on the center's Facebook page. These ...

Being smart pays off, as it allows for more balanced decision-making. However, the origins of these abilities during evolution remain largely unexplored. Only if smarter individuals enjoy better ...

While it may not be as socially acceptable among humans, a female choosing to take multiple mates is a common phenomenon in the animal kingdom. But why the practice of polyandry (a female having more ...