What it eats: Fruits, flowers, nectar, tree sap and small insects Why it's awesome: Northern giant mouse lemurs may be tiny, but they have a striking trait: remarkably large testicles. The primates ...

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- The North Carolina Zoo has some new animals on exhibit. Three male grey mouse lemurs--Cholula, Cedar and Speedwell--can be seen in the nocturnal part of the desert habitat.

J. Gray Camp is at the Institute of Human Biology (IHB), Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel 4051, Switzerland and Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, ...

In some parts of the world, animals are going extinct before scientists can even name them. Such may be the case for mouse lemurs, the saucer-eyed, teacup-sized primates native to the African island ...

A new species of mouse lemur, considered the tiniest primates in the world, has been described from Madagascar. Microcebus jonahi is named for prominent Malagasy primatologist Jonah Ratsimbazafy, who ...

Madagascar is home to a unique biodiversity with a large number of endemic species, among those many lemur species, including the mouse lemurs. This diversity is also found in their retroviruses.

A new population of rare giant mouse lemurs was discovered in southwestern Madagascar’s Ranobe forest, WWF said. Last year during a night survey monitoring biodiversity along the gallery forest of ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

If humans had a similar body ratio to the northern giant mouse lemur, their testicles would be the size of grapefruits. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...