It took me quite a bit of time and patience to witness the neck in action. Weevil watching is made more challenging by the ...

Lemurs are small social primates with pointed snouts, large eyes, and a long tail. These charismatic creatures are a favorite of children. There are about 100 living species and all of them live on ...

The longer I spend in Madagascar, the harder I find it to keep my bearings, stick to the matter-of-factness of global ...

Nature’s Best Photography Award bestows wildlife photographers around the world with the much-deserved honor and praise every year. But mind you, the competition is fierce, and only a few among ...

Wildlife photography is often known for its dramatic scenes and powerful moments, but sometimes nature is simply funny. The ...

Columnist Gerald Winegrad shares some of his most extraordinary, and sometimes perilous, wildlife encounters during his ...

And the loneliest place of all is Madagascar. The Economist flew there to find out why. Only the lonely... Most outsiders ...

Madagascar hosts wildlife found nowhere else on Earth. From lemurs to chameleons, these endemic animals reveal how isolation shaped evolution while habitat loss threatens their survival.

Lemur meat has become a discreet urban delicacy in Madagascar, with an estimated 13,000 lemurs sold annually in surveyed cities—mostly through hidden hunter-to-client channels. Peri-urban hunters run ...

Lemurs are charismatic primates known for their large, soulful eyes and long, fluffy tails. They are beloved by children, who are entertained by lemur characters in cartoons and picture books. But in ...

Thousands of the endangered primates end up on the dinner plates of people in the upper rung of the country’s society who have money to spare. By Dina Fine Maron Lemurs are charismatic primates known ...

Researchers are investigating a sudden spike in pregnancies in one black-and-white ruffed lemur population that might signal environmental stress to the mammals A population of black-and-white ruffed ...