Animals that hibernate in winter use fascinating survival strategies. Discover 7 famous creatures, from bears to frogs, that ...

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Lemurs are small social primates with pointed snouts, large eyes, and a long tail. These charismatic creatures are a favorite of children. There are about 100 living species and all of them live on ...

Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) and elsewhere report the discovery of a new brown dwarf about 60 times more massive than Jupiter. The newfound substellar object, ...

Lemur meat has become a discreet urban delicacy in Madagascar, with an estimated 13,000 lemurs sold annually in surveyed cities—mostly through hidden hunter-to-client channels. Peri-urban hunters run ...

Thousands of the endangered primates end up on the dinner plates of people in the upper rung of the country’s society who have money to spare. By Dina Fine Maron Lemurs are charismatic primates known ...

Researchers are investigating a sudden spike in pregnancies in one black-and-white ruffed lemur population that might signal environmental stress to the mammals A population of black-and-white ruffed ...

From fairy tales – such as Sleeping Beauty and Rip Van Winkle – to science fiction films, including Planet of the Apes and Alien, people have long been fascinated by the concept of humans undergoing ...

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Scientists are testing whether primate-style hibernation at warm temperatures could preserve brain power while slashing the food, oxygen, and wear-and-tear of long voyages. The model is a tiny, ...