LEMURS

In Madagascar, the next generation is stepping up to safeguard the Greater Bamboo Lemur, once thought to be extinct.

The Greater Bamboo lemur is on the brink of extinction. While their population has risen from just 100 to 1,000, bamboo farming and habitat loss continue to threaten their future. But Maholy Ravaloharimanitra is changing the game. Growing up in Madagascar without books or access ...

Deep in the forests of Madagascar, one woman is rewriting the fate of a lemur species once thought to be lost. The greater bamboo lemur was on the brink of extinction — until Maholy Ravaloharimanitra. Through years of relentless dedication, community conservation, and an unshakable ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtKn9XO-6e8 Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta): a large strepsirrhine primate, most recognized for its long black and white striped tail. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Mammalia Order: | Primates Family: | Lemuridae Genus: | Lemur Species: | L. catta Ring-tailed lemurs belong to ...

Between gorillas, lemurs, orangutans and Japanese macaques, which primate do you most closely identify with? Take our short, multiple choice quiz after you watch Nature's three-part mini series, Primates. 

Ring-tailed male lemurs find a mate by outstinking each other, covering their long tails with aromatic secretions and waving them around to find out which animal is dominant.