We're all familiar with the outward signs of aging. The face that greets you in the mirror each morning may have sagging skin ...

Ring-tailed lemurs are unmistakable because of their long, vividly striped, black-and-white tail. They are familiar ... They forage for fruit, which makes up the greater part of their diet ...

We're all familiar with the outward signs of aging. The face that greets you in the mirror each morning may have sagging skin ...

Staff at Safari West near Santa Rosa is “thrilled” to welcome a baby ring-tailed lemur born Feb. 22 at the wildlife preserve.

These adaptable primates store fat in their tails and hind legs, burning it when forage is lean. They may store up to 35 percent of their body weight. Female lesser mouse lemurs enter a dormant ...

They also put their tails in the air which helps them see where other lemurs are as it acts like a flag. How do ring-tailed lemurs keep warm? Ring-tailed lemurs love to sunbathe! To warm up at the ...

Given the threat to lemurs in the wild, it is essential to determine how human-induced habitat change is affecting their health. In 2003 a survey on the health and disease ecology of wild ring-tailed ...