In the last month and a half, at least 31 Verreaux’s sifakas (Propithecus verreauxi) have died in Berenty Reserve near Madagascar’s southern tip. It’s one of the largest lemur die-offs scientists can ...

At present, there are only about 250 adult Silky Sifaka left in Madagascar. Did you know that the North of Madagascar shelters a splendid species of lemur with white and silky fur, the Silky Sifaka?

Verreaux’s sifaka from southern Madagascar is known as the dancing lemur for the way it moves across open ground. Primarily a tree-dweller, sifakas are somewhat awkward on the ground due to their ...

Madagascar's wildlife is almost wholly unique to the island. You've probably heard of lemurs, but how about tenrecs? Vangas? Mesites? Have you ever seen a giraffe-necked weevil? An octopus tree? The ...

Let's celebrate together the lemur festival under the theme '' Lemurs, national heritage, friends to protect World Lemur Day is celebrated each year on the last Friday of October. Lemurs are ...

A Coquerel's sifaka, a critically endangered type of lemur known for jumping vertically like a pogo stick, was born recently at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. The female infant is the third of its ...

BALTIMORE, MD (WBFF) — The Maryland Zoo announced the arrival of two Coquerel’s sifaka, marking the first time since 2021 the endangered lemur species can call Baltimore home. The Zoo’s new female was ...

Sifaka, like many non-primate mammals, have clear annual estrous cycles where the females are only receptive for mating for a brief period once a year, and all the resulting infants are weaned by the ...

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BALTIMORE, Md. (7News) — The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore welcomed back two Coquerel’s sifakas (shi-FOCKS), an endangered lemur species Tuesday. The zoo has not had this species since 2021 following the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The San Francisco Zoo opened a new exhibit on Friday, but first it took certain precautions. Two sifaka lemurs checked out their new habitat at the zoo's Primate Center. From ...

BALTIMORE, Md. (WHTM) — After an absence of two years, the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is welcoming back a species of endangered lemur. Two Coquerel’s sifakas (Propithecus coquereli), a male and female, ...