Did you know that the star lemur from the educational children’s show “Zoboomafoo” was born and raised in North Carolina? The lemur, a Coquerel’s sifaka whose real-life name was Jovian, was born at ...

A black-and-white ruffed lemur explores a net tube thoroughfare June 30 in the new Primate Canopy Trails at the St. Louis Zoo. For the first time in their lives, the monkeys and lemurs at the St.

A true superstar of the animal kingdom, Stumpy recently made headlines by achieving the Guinness World Record as the oldest living lemur in captivity. His extraordinarily long life highlights the ...

Reid Park zookeepers have a tendency to put Junior and Tally's food in different locations from day-to-day. They also change the environment as often as possible. The changes keep the surroundings ...

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