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 ...

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 ...

If humans had a similar body ratio to the northern giant mouse lemur, their testicles would be the size of grapefruits.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Madagascar is home to a unique biodiversity with a large number of endemic species, among those many lemur species, including the mouse lemurs. This diversity is also found in their retroviruses.

If you've ever watched a nature documentary featuring lemurs — or the animated feature "Madagascar," with characters King Julien, Maurice and Mort — you have probably fallen in love with the ...