A team of researchers aims to find out what lemurs do all night while the rest of us are snoozing. In today’s post, Lemur Center volunteer and student researcher Joel Bray reports on what happens at the Center after the sun goes down, and what his team hopes to learn about the secrets of sleep: […]
Through training and partnership, promote the ability of Malagasy nationals to wisely manage their country’s environmental resources Fish farms provide alternative protein and income Lemurs as protein source – bushmeat for subsistence – has continued to grow in northeast Madagascar in the wake of political instability and breakdown of traditional hunting taboos (Patel Sep 2012 […]
Like most animals, lemurs compete with each other for scarce resources such as territory, food and reproductive mates. While sometimes this type of squabble is resolved by fighting, sharp teeth and claws can result in serious injuries to one or both participants. Ringtail lemurs live in large social groups of 20 – 30 individuals in […]
Hello. My name is Anne, and I am addicted to mouse lemurs —- or perhaps I should say, to studying mouse lemurs, or maybe more specifically, to the genes of mouse lemurs. It all started back in the late 1990′s when I began a collaboration with my friend and colleague, Steve Goodman (Madagascar Field Biologist Extraordinaire). Steve wrote to […]
