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 ...

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 ...

Primates come in a huge range of sizes from the great apes all the way down to a tiny little species known as Madame Berthe’s mouse lemur. Sadly, however, the smallest side of that spectrum may be a ...

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 ...

For the first time, researchers have discovered and isolated adult stem cells from a non-human primate. This finding could transform the foundation for how we develop stem cell treatments. Subscribe ...

Lemurs, small, big-eyed primates that live in the trees of Madagascar off the southeast coast of Africa, are a mystery of evolution. When the first ones arrived there tens of millions of years ago, ...

If you've ever watched a nature documentary featuring lemurs — or the animated feature "Madagascar," with characters King Julien, Maurice and Mort — you have probably fallen in love with the ...

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 ...