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.

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lemur meat can still be found both in public markets and through hidden supply chains — and in one-third of the 17 cities in ...

Cereal description: Here’s a partial list of ingredients in Leapin’ Lemurs: “organic corn meal,” “organic whole grain corn meal,” “organic evaported cane juice,” “organic peanut butter,” “organic ...

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 ...

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 ...

It was a sad day at Zooworld. Six ruffed lemurs died, and two are in the hospital after a fire broke out early Thursday ...

Deadly flames erupted overnight at a zoo in the Florida Panhandle.Six lemurs died and two were injured after a fire broke<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

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 ...