What if humans didn’t have to suffer the slow-burning fire of chronic inflammation as we age? A surprising study on two types ...

According to zoo officials, a crowned lemur infant was born on May 31 at the zoo. The baby's parents are lemur residents Sophie and Kipp.

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Health Scientists may have discovered why the pounds come back after losing weight Fat cells ‘remember’ obesity, making weight loss harder to maintain, study finds ...

The Maryland Zoo is in the middle of a baby boom!After welcoming a new giraffe last month and a new chimpanzee last summer, the zoo family got bigger when it got a new member of its sifaka lemur ...

The Maryland Zoo has announced the birth of an endangered lemur, called a Coquerel’s sifaka, marking the first arrival of this lemur species at the zoo since th ...

How changes in lemur brains made some mean girls nice Date: April 21, 2025 Source: Duke University Summary: If there was a contest for biggest female bullies of the animal world, lemurs would be ...

Lemurs are the most endangered mammal group in the world. Ring-tailed lemurs are endangered, says the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

The ends of chromosomes, called telomeres, typically shorten as an organism ages. But when some fat-tail dwarf lemurs hibernate, they lengthen.

Consider the fat-tailed dwarf lemur of Madagascar. This hamster-sized primate can turn back the cellular aging clock and momentarily defy time during its annual hibernation season, according to new ...

Fat-tailed dwarf lemurs, the only primates known to hibernate for extended periods, spend up to seven months in hibernation. They lower their heart rate by 96 percent and reduce their breathing to ...

A hamster-sized primate from Madagascar, the fat-tailed dwarf lemur can turn back the aging clock during its annual hibernation season, according to markers of cellular aging called telomeres.