lemur
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A wildlife trust is is celebrating the rare birth of red-ruffed lemur quadruplets.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
The impact of predation -- combined with low reproductive rates and potentially high inbreeding of the lemur population of Betampona -- could affect the survival of this species at this site, researchers said.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2024
Not giving up easily, the lemur raises its distinctive black-and-white banded tail and dashes away.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
Although humans don’t naturally hibernate, the ability is found in species from nearly every mammalian lineage, from Madagascar’s fat-tailed dwarf lemur to the arctic ground squirrel.
From Science Magazine ● May 24, 2023
He took a back seat in the Jeep beside the lemur.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
It focuses on large animal conservation, and counts species including lions, meerkats, lemurs, African penguins and sea lions among its residents.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
As an ecologist who has studied chimpanzees and lemurs in the field in Uganda and Madagascar, I am fascinated by the environments that shaped our primate ancestors.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
A troop of ring-tailed lemurs greets them on the other side.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
There’s a charity called Monkeys Without Borders, led by a woman who has “changed her name to Xotica Lemur, even though lemurs are not monkeys.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Most of them show birds and butterflies, but others have dinosaurs and lemurs on them.
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
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