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 ...

New research suggests that the design of the visual processing system of Madagascar’s gray mouse lemur holds secrets about the origins of vision for humans and for primates around the world. A single ...

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.

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 ...

More-human than mice, the world’s tiniest primates may just have what it takes to become the next top model organism. Onja is struggling tonight — her hands keep slipping off a miniature grip bar used ...

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 ...