Officials at the Duke Lemur Center said Thursday that avocados were the cause of death for four lemurs who died in October. Officials at the Duke Lemur Center said Thursday that avocados were the ...

In one published swoop, an ancient fossil fruit bat has turned into a lemur. If that transformation holds, it suggests that lemur ancestors made two tricky sea crossings from Africa to Madagascar, not ...

The Duke Lemur Center has zeroed in on avocados as the cause of death for four aye-ayes in October. Officials said a natural toxin found in avocados caused damage to the heart muscles of the primates, ...

Four aye-aye lemurs died suddenly at the Duke Lemur Center on October 25 and 26, center officials said in a news release. There are fewer than 50 aye-ayes in captivity in the world. “We had 13 and now ...

The night is dark and full of...lemurs? A rare aye-aye was born at Duke Lemur Center in North Carolina last month. The nocturnal creature native to Madagascar was named Melisandre, after the "Game of ...