Primatologist Pair Murdered in South African Home
Primatologist Pair Murdered in South African Home
Judith Masters and Fabien Génin had both recently retired from the University of Fort Hare after celebrated careers researching lemurs and their kin.
Judith Masters and Fabien Génin had both recently retired from the University of Fort Hare after celebrated careers researching lemurs and their kin.
Lemurs
Image of the Day: Stink Flirting
Amy Schleunes | Apr 17, 2020 | 1 min read
Male lemurs secrete aldehydes from their wrist glands that may make them more attractive to females during the breeding season.
Image of the Day: A Case of Mistaken Identity
Sukanya Charuchandra | Aug 22, 2018 | 1 min read
By reevaluating a fossil species, researchers have developed a new theory for the lemur colonization of Madagascar.
Image of the Day: Medicinal Millipedes
Sukanya Charuchandra | Jul 31, 2018 | 1 min read
Certain lemurs in the forests of Madagascar eat millipedes to protect themselves from parasitic infections of the gut.
Esteemed Primatologist Dies
Abby Olena, PhD | Feb 19, 2014 | 2 min read
Alison Jolly, who discovered that females dominate social hierarchy in lemurs, has passed away at age 76.