Animal lovers will be dancing for joy over the birth of this rare lemur baby at Chester Zoo. Adorable photos of the bright-eyed baby Coquerel's sifaka lemur show it clinging tightly to mum's fur ...

Conservationists at Chester Zoo are joyfully marking the birth of a critically endangered Coquerel's sifaka lemur - one of Madagascar's most distinctive animals. The newborn, weighing ...

The silky sifaka ("she-fahk") is a case in point. One of the largest living lemurs, Propithecus diadema candidus has bushy white fur, a long white tail, and ghostly eyes. No one has ever ...

In 2003, a team of primatologists led by the University of Colorado Boulder trapped, tagged and released a male ring-tailed ...

At present, there are only about 250 adult Silky Sifaka left in Madagascar. Did you know that the North of Madagascar shelters a splendid species of lemur with white and silky fur, the Silky Sifaka?

Since joining the Duke Lemur Center in 1996, Williams has been responsible for the health and well-being of thousands of these endangered primates, from Jovian, the much-loved Coquerel’s sifaka who ...

Predators not native to Madagascar, such as feral dogs and cats, may pose a serious threat to lemur species—many of which are ...

The critically endangered Verreaux’s Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) is one of the 109 species of lemurs that currently are extant on Madagascar. A total of 17 species of lemurs have already gone ...

Because the conservation of lemurs cannot be done without the protection of forests through patrols, ecological restoration, environmental education for villagers. "The Silky Sifaka or Simpona, ranked ...

Joel’s main goal is to photograph a lemur, the rare and acrobatic Decken’s sifaka. He journeys three days – one-way – just to get to the world’s only captive individuals. It’s that ...

Keepers at Chester Zoo are celebrating the birth of a critically endangered Coquerel's sifaka. This video has been optimised for mobile viewing on the BBC News app. The BBC News app is available ...

Whilst researching the potential stories for the Mammals Heat episode we came across a newly described behaviour about white sifaka lemurs in Madagascar hugging tree trunks to keep cool!