CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Elizabethton/Carter County Animal Shelter staff has been learning a lot about lemurs lately after two were rescued alongside numerous other animals from a local home.

Every August, about halfway through his journey into Madagascar, veterinarian Randy Junge decides he’s never doing it again. After 30 hours of travel from the United States to reach the island off the ...

ZooWorld has been in a state of recovery for the last three weeks, after losing seven ruffed lemurs to a fire. Zoo leaders’ ...

Lemurs are able to pretend to be much larger than they really are using only their voice, thanks to a special quirk of evolution, and scientists have discovered how they do it. These small primates, ...

Have you ever had the opportunity to hold a lemur? Well, this morning on Life.Style.Live!, we had the chance to! Silly Safaris consistently leaves us in awe with the variety of animals they introduce ...

What can lemurs tell us about inflammation and aging, aka "inflammaging" in humans? That's the question Elaine Guevara, a biological anthropologist who studies the evolution of life history and aging ...

On World Lemur Day, learn more about different types of Lemurs through Duke's Lemur Center (DLC) and how you can help. Duke is home to the largest and most diverse collection of lemurs outside of ...

Ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) are a type of primate found only on Madagascar and nearby islands. They get their name from the distinctive markings on their tails. Ring-tailed lemurs are an ...

MADAGASCAR – It turns out that the Indri Indri lemurs of Madagascar can carry a tune. Researchers have found that these furry, tree-dwelling creatures use music to communicate with one another, likely ...