In some parts of the world, animals are going extinct before scientists can even name them. Such may be the case for mouse lemurs, the saucer-eyed, teacup-sized primates native to the African island ...

Two new species of lemurs look so similar that it's impossible to tell them apart without sequencing their genes. The itsy-bitsy primates are both mouse lemurs, which are tiny, nocturnal lemurs that ...

If you have old jeans with deep pockets, the Duke Lemur Center could use them as nests for tiny mouse lemurs. “If you’re in the area and would be willing to donate your denim pockets, please cut them ...

In some parts of the world, animals are going extinct before scientists can even name them. Such may be the case for mouse lemurs, the saucer-eyed, teacup-sized primates native to the African island ...

The mouse lemur -- the world's smallest primate -- has the potential to transform the field of genetics and serve as an ideal model for a wide range of primate biology, behavior and medicine, ...

An animal that could hold the key to life-threatening human diseases is on the verge of extinction, researchers say. Nearly all of the world's lemurs reside in Madagascar, an island nation off the ...

Mouse lemurs are tiny — they weigh as much as a golf ball if the ball had giant eyes and a fluffy tail. But because they are genetically similar to humans, mouse lemurs may provide researchers at the ...

A new species of mouse lemur, considered the tiniest primates in the world, has been described from Madagascar. Microcebus jonahi is named for prominent Malagasy primatologist Jonah Ratsimbazafy, who ...

Scientists can study stress in these petite primates with simply a few strands of their hair. A & J Visage / Alamy With their small furry bodies and large inquisitive eyes, gray mouse lemurs can seem ...

If you have old jeans with deep pockets, the Duke Lemur Center could use them as nests for tiny mouse lemurs. “If you’re in the area and would be willing to donate your denim pockets, please cut them ...

The mouse lemur -- the world's smallest primate -- has the potential to transform the field of genetics and serve as an ideal model for a wide range of primate biology, behavior and medicine, ...