Chronic caloric restriction strongly increases the lifespan of a small primate, the grey mouse lemur. This is one of the results of a ten-year experiment. Chronic caloric restriction consists in ...

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Something adorable this way comes! The North Carolina Zoo is welcoming three new grey mouse lemurs—Cholula, Cedar and Speedwell. the trio come to the zoo from the Duke Lemur ...

The Shanghai Zoo in China has a new animal on show - the cute gray mouse lemur. It can only be found in the wild on the island of Madagascar and weighs less than 67g. Quirky China News/Rex Features ...

Scientists can study stress in these petite primates with simply a few strands of their hair. A & J Visage / Alamy With their small furry bodies and large inquisitive eyes, gray mouse lemurs can seem ...

A zoo in Bristol, England have welcomed a lemur called Christian Grey into the fold. Named after the fictional character from the novel Fifty Shades of Grey, staff at Bristol Zoo Gardens are putting ...

Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. LiveScience Two new species of lemurs look so similar that it's impossible to tell them apart without sequencing their genes. The ...

The extinct Gujarat primates appear to be most similar to the gray mouse lemur, Microcebus murinus, pictured here. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...

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