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Lemur News


Recent news articles on Lemurs | Madagascar

Skeleton of earliest primate discovered
01/24/2007 03:17
... mammals once thought to be related to flying lemurs, are the most primitive primates, said the lead researcher, University of Florida paleontologist ...

Researchers discover most primitive primate skeleton
01/24/2007 00:00
Findings revealed that the plesiadapiforms, a group of archaic mammals, once thought to be closely related to the flying lemurs, were the most primitive ...

Earliest primates small as mice, lived in trees
01/24/2007 00:00
The discovery in Bighorn Basin outside Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming shows that plesiadapiforms, mammals once thought to be related to flying lemurs, ...

Zoo welcomes host of newborns
01/23/2007 10:51
Lemurs are indigenous to the island of Madagascar. The zoo has five types - six black-and-white ruffed lemurs, red-bellied lemurs, crowned lemurs, ...

The animals came in two by two...
01/23/2007 08:20
Treats in store for visitors in 2007 will include In With The Lemurs, which will allow animal lovers to walk through Lemur Island and come face-to-face with ...

Most primitive primate skeleton discovered
01/23/2007 00:00
The scientists say their research provides evidence plesiadapiforms, a group of mammals once thought to be more closely related to flying lemurs, ...

John Cleese to host Silversea Film Festival
01/23/2007 00:00
... films such as A Fish Called Wanda, The Life of Brian, Die Another Day, Fierce Creatures, and even the documentary In the Wild: Lemurs with John Cleese. ...

Paleontologists discover most primitive primate skeleton
01/23/2007 00:00
The team analyzed 173 characteristics of modern primates, tree shrews, flying lemurs with plesiadapiform skeletons to determine their evolutionary ...

WNAMM07: Lemur Updated
01/22/2007 03:50
You can now control any of your MIDI applications easily with two Lemurs or more, or in another setup control two of your MIDI applications running on two ...

2007 Sneak Peek
01/20/2007 23:26
He will be at the Crown Arena to show off his favorite animals to students and animal lovers — and show that leopards, lemurs and alligators should be ...

Reptile zoo draws crowd
01/19/2007 22:00
Two by Two Zoo only showed part of their travel zoo, which also includes lemurs, parrots, monkeys, leopards, reindeer, and kangaroos. ...

Major outdoor show moves to Reading
01/19/2007 13:01
Two by Two Zoo of hands-on experiences ring-tailed lemurs, kangaroos, leopards, bears, pythons, parrots, goats and more. - Indoor trout pond, stocked with ...

Wife, daughter of `Crocodile Hunter' discuss life on the wild side
01/19/2007 00:00
We wake in the morning to the sounds of tigers roaring, elephants trumpeting, lemurs screaming, crocodiles roaring, parrots squawking.'' ...

~ ROCK, POP, ACOUSTIC ~
01/17/2007 22:00
Mon: Who’s Next Show Case with Rogue 9, Da Sheik, The Lemurs, Outlaw, 9. Tue: Betty Thornely, Dirty Martini, Lily Wilson, 8:30. ...

Zoo supporters make presentation to county commissioners
01/17/2007 14:59
Currently, the park has 75 animals including lions, tigers, primates, lemurs, alligators and bears. Hurst said park officials had also considered Tennessee ...

Our View: Crystal unclear; What do you think?
01/17/2007 00:00
Oh well, the Provincial Capital Commission, which owns the building and ultimately must be holding the bag, can always bring back the lemurs. ...

UF-Led study revises understanding of primate origins
01/16/2007 13:59
Other scientists have proposed that the animal was not an archaic primate, but instead a gliding mammal related to flying lemurs. ...

Kids go wild for animals
01/15/2007 03:59
Also on view were a yak, lemurs, a zebra and zebu, snakes and parrots, and Spanky the oryx. There was also a capybara, the world's largest rodent, ...

Lemur attack puts focus on exotic pets
01/13/2007 00:36
Related to monkeys and apes, lemurs are native to Madagascar’s forests but are commonly bred in the US for sale. Lemurs aren’t commonly known to be carriers ...

UConn primate lab halts research project
01/12/2007 12:59
Primate -- A primate is any member of the biological order Primates, the group that contains all the species commonly related to the lemurs, monkeys, ...

All creatures bundled up
01/12/2007 05:59
At Happy Hollow Park and Zoo in San Jose, the lemurs, foxes, wallabies and other furry critters are huddling up on their heating pads and under lamps and ...

FOUR ARRESTED AT FASLANE NUKE BASE
01/12/2007 02:59
Among those arrested were Dr Alison Jolly, renowned expert on lemurs and specialist on human evolution; Professor Sir Richard Jolly, a 72-year-old ...

Snow leopards aside, most are shivering in capital chill
01/12/2007 02:36
Three ring-tailed lemurs, native to southern Madagascar, were huddled together Thursday in an outdoor den underneath a red heat lamp. ...

Five Universities Receive Funds to Highlight Cutting-Edge Research
01/09/2007 22:35
Montana State University: “Silky Sifaka,” a documentary on the behavior, ecology and conservation of one of the most endangered lemurs in Madagascar. ...

Richard ‘Unequivocal’: She’s Staying in the UK
01/09/2007 14:59
An expert on lemurs who conducts field research in Madagascar and who often sports cowboy boots, Richard has been praised by former colleagues and friends ...

Animal rescuer gets thanks ... fine
01/09/2007 00:59
... residence that had been cited for noise and sanitary problems as a result of having wallabies, kangaroos, lemurs, macaws, rabbits, dogs, fish and a cat. ...

New habitats almost complete
01/06/2007 12:00
In 2010, he hopes to completely redesign and remake “Monkey Island,” the home of the zoo's lemurs, which was built in the 1930s as part of the original zoo. ...

Mastodon tooth find thrills Mich. family
01/05/2007 16:35
... R. Godfrey is a member of a team of researchers that finds a number of species of living and recently extinct lemurs living on Madagascar share very . ...

CLAP!CLAP!
01/05/2007 09:00
On the first Friday of 007, Lounge with the lilting sounds of Grand Champeen, Quien es, Boom!, the Fall Collection, and the Alice Rose; the Lemurs, ...

Wolf Eyes, Smegma to Play No Fun Fest
01/05/2007 00:00
Why spend Saint Paddy's Day with leprechauns when you could kick it with fat worms and lemurs? (No, those aren't nicknames for A&R men, and we aren't making ...

At the zoo, things will be hopping
01/04/2007 04:59
... 25 Years Studying and Protecting the Largest, Oldest and Widest Ranging Marine Turtle, on April 5; Dr. Alison Jolly on Can the Lemurs Save Madagascar? ...

It's all happening at the zoo
01/03/2007 18:00
... 25 Years Studying and Protecting the Largest, Oldest and Widest Ranging Marine Turtle on April 5; Dr. Alison Jolly on Can the Lemurs Save Madagascar? ...

Museum's outdoor exhibit will get a new resident
12/30/2006 00:00
... "It is more attractive to people," Rigby said of the outdoor exhibit, which functions like a small zoo home to bears, lemurs, wolves, and many kinds of birds ...

Where in the world is ...?
12/29/2006 23:39
... board game "Risk" ??? is that it's the only place (almost) you can see wild lemurs, those strange primates with the perpetually startled expressions. ...

Diary of a Mad Year
12/28/2006 16:57
... Who are you and what is your fascination with lemurs? No, I do not care in the least that lemurs have scent glands on their bottoms. ...

Good Morning!
12/24/2006 00:00
... of captivity. In 1995, fire broke out at the Philadelphia Zoo, killing 23 rare gorillas, orangutans, gibbons and lemurs. The streets ...

Christmas come early
12/22/2006 00:00
Yet the cool morning we walked into the Jersey zoo, set in manor grounds alive with engaging striped lemurs and beautiful orangutans with intelligent eyes, ...

KIDNAPPED BY THE TALIBAN AND USED AS HOSTAGES
12/22/2006 00:00
The little ones may remember him as the King of the Lemurs (voice) in Madagascar. Yet another thrilling drama in the form of The Guardian, starring Kevin ...

Playboy model in trouble over wild animals
12/22/2006 00:00
... business. Oltz's company, also known as Pangea Productions, can still showcase more benign animals like raccoons, snakes and lemurs. ...

WHAT MADE MILWAUKEE FAMOUS
12/21/2006 00:00
Local college rockers Zykos support with the flashing Lemurs and Strokesian Lord Henry. Inside, What Made Milwaukee Famous gain a little stardom of their ...

ZOO BOISE TO GET GIRAFFE FOR AFRICAN PLAINS EXHIBIT
12/20/2006 00:00
The African Plains exhibit is to cover more than three-point-five acres of Zoo Boise and feature lions, zebras, lemurs, rock hyrax and weaver birds.

Injured hiker survived 24 days on mountain by 'hibernating'
12/20/2006 00:00
... In 2004, a German research team said lemurs had been discovered in Madagascar that hibernate for many months of the year, offering what they claimed was the ...

Where in the World? THINK YOU KNOW YOUR WAY AROUND THE PLANET ...
12/17/2006 00:00
... the board game "Risk" - is that it's the only place (almost) you can see wild lemurs, those strange primates with the perpetually startled expressions. ...

Zoo Boise receives $500000 grant
12/15/2006 00:00
The African Plains exhibit will cover more than 3.5 acres and feature giraffes, lions, zebras, lemurs, rock hyrax and weaver birds. ...

Zoo Boise receives $500,000 grant
12/15/2006 00:00
... The African Plains exhibit will cover more than 3.5 acres and feature giraffes, lions, zebras, lemurs, rock hyrax and weaver birds. ...




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Dell becomes carbon neutral by saving endangered lemurs
(08/06/2008)Every year as much as one-third of Dell, the world's largest computer maker, announced it has become the first major technology company to achieve carbon neutrality.

Population of critically endangered lemurs discovered in Madagascar
(7/22/2008) Scientists in Madagascar have discovered a population of greater bamboo lemurs (Prolemur simus), a critically endangered species of primate, in an area more than 400 kilometers away from its only known refuge, reports conservation International.

Lemurs are key to health of Madagascar's rainforests
(06/12/2008) Lemurs play a key role in the health of Madagascar's tropical rainforests said a renowned primatologist speaking at a meeting of conservation biologists in Paramaribo, Suriname.

Madagascar signs big carbon deal to fund rainforest conservation
(06/11/2008> Madagascar will sell more than nine million tons of carbon offsets to fund rainforest conservation in a newly established protected area. conservationists say the deal protect endangered wildlife, promote sustainable development to improve the economic well-being of people living in and around the park area, and help fight global warming.

Conservation is saving lemurs and helping people in Madagascar
(5/7/2007) Madagascar, an island nation that lies off the coast of southeastern Africa, has long been famous for its unique and diverse species of wildlife, especially lemurs--primates found nowhere else on the planet. In recent years, the island country has also become world-renowned for conservation efforts that are succeeding in spite of extraordinary pressures from a poor population that relies heavily on forest burning for basic subsistence. A large part of this success is due to the early efforts of Patricia Wright, a primatologist who has been working in the country for more than 20 years. Wright led the effort to launch the country's leading protected area and helped Madagascar become a leading global example of conservation despite its economic adversity.

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