Before Madagascar, lemurs lived under the radar. Today, King Julien is a household name and some of us think about his silly ...

Dominant male lemurs flexibly grow their testicles when other males are around, putting them in a better position to successfully mate. In many species, dominant males have larger testes than ...

Scent is very important when it comes to lemur mating. Male ring-tailed lemurs "stink flirt" with females by rubbing aromatic chemicals secreted from their wrists onto their tails and waving their ...

For the first time, researchers have been able to identify potential sex pheromones in a primate – and it’s all thanks to the way male ring-tailed lemurs flirt with potential mates ...

Males often don't take their share of a meal until the females have had their fill. "If a male lemur is enjoying a patch of sunlight, for example, a female is likely to push him aside and take his ...

Singing takes a significant amount of energy, De Gregorio said, so the extended intervals might allow the male lemurs to sing for a longer period.Collecting recordings of the lemurs singing was no ...