Howling has always been considered a males-only behavior, but researchers at the Duke Lemur Center just published the first confirmed audio and video evidence of a female ring-tailed lemur howling, finding her calls indistinguishable from male howls. Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

First record of an adult female ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) making a male-specific howl vocalization - Primates

Vocal communication is a critical aspect of social life in group living species. Ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) are one of the most studied lemur species, yet the quantity of male specific…

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Chomp Chomp! Ring-tailed lemurs have a varied diet - not just bark. They'll eat fruit, leaves, flowers, sap, and the occasional invertebrate! 📷: Cheryl Antonucci

That look! Ring-tailed lemurs are one of the most vocal primates around, with a vocabulary of at least 28 different calls to keep their group together and warn of danger. 📷: Mathias Appel

Peekaboo! Red-tailed sportive lemurs sleep the day away in tree holes and hollows, which protect them from predators and help them regulate body temperature, then come out at night to forage. 📷: Cheryl Antonucci

What conservation strategies actually work? Mongabay's Conservation Effectiveness site turns the science into easy visualizations, showing what's succeeding, where, and why. Real evidence means smarter decisions and more wins for lemurs and communities. www.conservationeffectiveness.org

#TeeferTuesday! Fun fact: red-fronted lemurs groom themselves and each other with a "dental comb," six lower teeth that stick straight out from the jaw. It's how they build and keep social bonds within the group. 📸: SurreyJohn

Same, little one. Same. 😤 This tiny grump is a Madame Berthe's mouse lemur, the world's smallest primate species, weighing in at just 1 ounce (31 g) with a body length of 3.5 to 3.7 inches. A primate you could fit in your pocket! #SundayVibes 📷️: Cheryl Antonucci

You can protect lemur habitat for less than two fancy coffees! ☕☕ For just €10 (or about $12), you can buy a 10 m parcel of primary forest in northwest Madagascar, home to the dancing Coquerel's sifaka and the Critically Endangered mongoose lemur! www.lemurconservationnetwork.org/ambalakalano...

Ambalakalanoro Sanctuary: Protect a Parcel of Paradise for Critically Endangered Lemurs – Lemur Conservation Network

Buy a 10 m² parcel of forest for just €10 at Ambalakalanoro Sanctuary in Madagascar. This reserve is home to two Critically Endangered lemurs — the Coquerel’s sifaka and the mongoose lemur.

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Meet the indri, Madagascar's very own forest singer! These lemurs are famous for their haunting, rhythmic songs that can be heard more than a mile away through the forest. Imagine waking up to THAT. #FunFactFriday 📷️: Greg Taylor Photography www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

Sun's out, lemurs out! Ever seen a ring tailed lemur sunbathing with its belly to the sky? That yoga pose isn't for flexibility. It's how they soak up vitamin D, since fur blocks a lot of sunlight from reaching the skin. www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...

This is why lemurs adopt yoga-like poses. And no, it’s not to become more flexible… | Discover Wildlife

Just how do furry, woolly and feathered animals get vitamin D?

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Caught mid-chat for #TongueOutTuesday! Fun fact: crowned lemurs are sexually dichromatic — males and females actually have different coloring. Females are gray with an orange "tiara," while males sport a darker reddish-brown coat with a bigger black-and-orange crown. 📸: Mathias Appel

Yes, you woke me up and no, I will not be taking any more questions! The red-tailed sportive lemur lives in the dry lowland forests and bush of central coastal and western Madagascar and as with every sportive lemur species, you won't catch one out during daylight hours! 📷️: Frank Vassen

Nagarathna Balakrishna is back at La Mananara for another field season, studying how ecotourism affects the behavior, stress, and health of Critically Endangered indri. This involves collecting fecal samples.he things we do for science! Read the full update: wildlifemadagascar.org/2026/07/10/r...

Returning to the Forest: Indri Research Continues at La Mananara - WILDLIFE MADAGASCAR

Wildlife Madagascar is excited to welcome back Nagarathna Balakrishna, a PhD candidate at The Ohio State University, to La Mananara for another field season of research. Nagarathna's work focuses on…

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#FunFactFriday: This little one lives only on the island of Nosy Bé and a small patch of Madagascar's mainland near Lokobe Reserve! 📷: Deb Bradley

New research from Masoala National Park found lemur densities didn't drop after Cyclone Eliakim. Big lemurs flocked to the sunny canopy gaps it left behind, while small nocturnal lemurs stuck to cozier, smaller ones (fewer hungry hawks that way). Read more → wildlifemadagascar.org/2026/06/29/n...

New Research on Lemur Distribution Following Cyclone Disturbance in Masoala National Park - WILDLIFE MADAGASCAR

New Research on Lemur Distribution Following Cyclone Disturbance in Masoala National Park Wildlife Madagascar is proud to share the publication of a new scientific study authored by members of our…

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Tuesday mood: chin up, whiskers out, ready for whatever comes next! Red ruffed lemurs rock deep chestnut-red fur with black faces, hands, and feet, and they're among the largest living lemurs out there. 📷: Mathias Appel

Baby ring-tailed lemur alert! #SundaysAreForSnuggles 📷: Cheryl Antonucci

Meet MJ Ingmanson, a researcher at Centre ValBio in Ranomafana National Park studying how different mothering strategies in Milne-Edwards' sifakas shape infant survival and development. Read the full Q&A → www.lemurconservationnetwork.org/mj-ingmanson...

On the Ground in Madagascar with MJ Ingmanson – Lemur Conservation Network

MJ Ingmanson studies Milne-Edwards’ sifaka at Centre ValBio and shares her experiences living and conducting research in Madagascar.

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Black and white ruffed lemurs aren't just gorgeous, they're the largest pollinators in the world! As they feed on nectar, pollen sticks to their furry ruffs and travels tree to tree with them. #FunFactFriday 📸: Greg Taylor Photography www.instagram.com/gregtaylorph...

Meet "Charlie's Food Forest," the secret garden at the Duke Lemur Center where pawpaws, blueberries, and lemur-favorite sumac grow, tended weekly by volunteers who show up rain or 100° shine. Turns out growing snacks for 200+ lemurs also grows something else: hope. lemur.duke.edu/where-hope-t...

Where Hope Takes Root - Duke Lemur Center

At Duke and beyond, caring for land is helping people recover, connect and move forward. By Christina Holder. Originally published in Duke Mag on March 26, 2026. Deep within the heart of the Duke…

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Those glowing eyes in the dark? Meet the pale fork-marked lemur one of Madagascar's most fascinating nocturnal residents! Fun fact: Researchers can pick them out in the dark forest by their habit of regularly bobbing their heads — and no one is quite sure why they do it! 📸: Lennart Hudel

Say hello to the Milne-Edwards' sifaka, a lemur with a personality as striking as those glowing orange eyes. Their name even comes from their alarm call: "shi-fak!" With your support, we're making sure these incredible lemurs have a future worth leaping into. 📸: Greg Taylor Photography

Looking forward to the week like... #SundaysAreForSnuggles #RingTailedLemur 📷️: Nicky ❤️🌿🐞🌿❤️ from Pixabay

Don't mind me, I'm just chilling out! The large pads on ring-tail lemurs pays helps give them traction when climbing trees! 📷️: Keven Law

#SundaysAreForSnuggles! Silky sifaka mothers are the primary caregivers for their young, but the whole group pitches in, with non-mothers known to carry and even nurse infants that aren't their own. It takes a village! 📷: Jeffrey Gibbs

#FunFactFriday: The aye-aye has a long, specialized middle finger it uses to tap on branches and tree trunks, listening for hollow spots where insect larvae are hiding, then gnaws through the bark with its ever-growing front teeth to get the snack inside. 📷️: Frank Vassen

Mid-bite or just chatting away? Either way this ring-tailed lemur is giving us a lively view tongue and tooth comb. These specialized teeth found in the lower front jaw of this lemur helps the them with grooming! #TongueOutTuesday 📷: Mathias Appel

Don't judge a lemur by it's color! These are blue-eyed black lemurs! Only adult males are black. #SundaysAreForSnuggles 📷: Deb Bradley

Any moms out there recognize this expression? You've got to be kidding me! The red-fronted brown lemur follows a polygamous mating system, where multiple males and females mate with one another. The dominant male tends to sire a greater number of offspring than his rivals. 📷: Cheryl Antonucci

Leapin' Lemurs! We love the largest lemurs, the Indri!

Cute Jumping Indri Lemurs | Madagascar | BBC Earth

Lemurs are native only to Madagascar, and the indri is the biggest of them all. Narrated by Sir David Attenborough. Subscribe to BBC Earth: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSubBBC Earth YouTube Channel:…

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