Madagascar is also the only place in the entire world where lemurs, a group of primates, are naturally found. It's home to more than 100 species of lemurs. Due to ongoing threats of disaster impacts, ...

Studying how these distant primate relatives slow aging during hibernation may reveal new strategies for supporting healthy ...

Though you won't be allowed to touch the lemurs, the property's animals move freely around the park, so one may try touching you. Many also rave about the attraction's well-maintained facilities ...

A tiny primate from Madagascar, the fat-tailed dwarf lemur, has an amazing ability—it can slow down cellular aging while it ...

There are no showtimes for this date. A documentary that follows Dr. Patricia C. Wright's mission to help lemurs, the highly evolved creatures who arrived on Madagascar millions of years ago as ...

Hibernating dwarf lemurs can stay in this cold, standby state for about a week before they have to briefly warm up, and ...

Dwarf lemurs, however, have a way to extend their telomeres. A study published in the journal Biology Letters suggests that their cells rejuvenate during hibernation, slowing the aging process.

A super rare baby 'dancing' lemur has been born at a British zoo to the delight of keepers. The tiny baby has arrived at ...

Several dozen lemurs and more than 900 tortoises ... culmination of considerable efforts” led by Madagascar to “bring back these endemic species that are classified as in critical danger ...

Discover how hibernating lemurs turn back time on a molecular level, helping scientists better understand cellular aging.

Consider the fat-tailed dwarf lemur of Madagascar ... relatively stable during the study. The lemurs' changes were temporary. Two weeks after the animals made their way out of hibernation ...