As a small-brained and largely solitary primate, the gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus) wasn’t supposed to have the capacity to distinguish the calls of its kin calls from other lemurs. However, a ...

New research suggests that the design of the visual processing system of Madagascar’s gray mouse lemur holds secrets about the origins of vision for humans and for primates around the world. A single ...

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If you have old jeans with deep pockets, the Duke Lemur Center could use them as nests for tiny mouse lemurs. “If you’re in the area and would be willing to donate your denim pockets, please cut them ...

Scientists can study stress in these petite primates with simply a few strands of their hair. A & J Visage / Alamy With their small furry bodies and large inquisitive eyes, gray mouse lemurs can seem ...

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Several studies have suggested that long-term calorie restriction can extend lifespan and slow age-related chronic diseases in a variety of animals in the lab, including rats,mice, fish and worms. Now ...

In grey mouse lemurs from the dry deciduous forests in western Madagascar each female is receptive to mating for a single night per year. For male mouse lemurs this is a stressful time. What happens ...

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 ...

To understand the mechanisms underlying the development of metabolic changes leading to obesity remains a major world health issue. Among such mechanisms, seasonality is quite underestimated although ...