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One of the earliest known primates was Teilhardina, a tiny tree dweller weighing just 28 grams – similar to the smallest primate alive today, Madame Berthae’s mouse lemur.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026

He said the babies would stay at the zoo for a number of years and "learn from mum and dad how to be a lemur."

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

Instead, police say the lemur has been connected with a local wildlife rescue agency where it will be “well cared for and loved.”

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

General Good Times, the stuffed lemur, sat in the leather desk chair.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

The trust said red ruffed lemurs were only found in a small area of the northeast of Madagascar and were "critically endangered".

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 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

You’ll find everything from red pandas to critically endangered black-and-white ruffed lemurs.

From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2026

Owls and lemurs rotate their necks to look around.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2025

If there is conflict in the group, the female lemurs are the ones who fight it out.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan