#lemurs — Public Fediverse posts

#pirate #lemur #art #originalart #anthroart #furryart #anthro #furry #lemurs #traditionalart #pirates

#pirate #lemur #art #originalart #anthroart #furryart #anthro #furry #lemurs #traditionalart #pirates

#pirate #lemur #art #originalart #anthroart #furryart #anthro #furry #lemurs #traditionalart #pirates

Cat wears cone for attention, twin baby lemurs born, dog rides jet ski, and a wacky wombat.

🐈🐕 Scientists are studying interspecies play to understand how #animals overcome biological #language barriers.

From #lemurs in #wildlife parks to #cats and #dogs at home, these interactions help young animals build social intelligence and physical coordination. Familiarity and a lack of survival pressure in captive environments allow unique social bonds to form.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/why-dogs-cats-other-animals-play/

#biology #zoology #evolution #science #nature #pets #education #research #learning

🏝️🦎 #Madagascar separated from the supercontinent #Gondwana millions of years ago and developed as an isolated #environment.

The long geological separation allowed unique evolutionary paths for the majority of its native species. Today the #island supports over 100 species of #lemurs and thousands of #plants that exist nowhere else on #Earth.

👉 https://www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/oldest-island-madagascar

#biodiversity #ecology #evolution #biology #conservation #nature #geology #wildlife #science #animals

the stars of this week's feature in #CurrentBiology are more than 400 cuddly #koalas! It's all about #conservation #genomics, also covering eg #SnowLeopards, #SeaSnails, #lemurs https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/04/survival-secrets-of-koalas.html

#science #genome

my features published in @CurrentBiology this year, issue 8: More than 400 #koala genomes provide the peg for this feature on #conservation #genomics. Also included: #snowLeopards, #seaSnails and #lemurs

https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/04/survival-secrets-of-koalas.html #science #ecology #genome

my features published in @CurrentBiology this year, issue 8: More than 400 #koala genomes provide the peg for this feature on #conservation #genomics. Also included: #snowLeopards, #seaSnails and #lemurs

https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/04/survival-secrets-of-koalas.html #science #ecology #genome

my features published in @CurrentBiology this year, issue 8: More than 400 #koala genomes provide the peg for this feature on #conservation #genomics. Also included: #snowLeopards, #seaSnails and #lemurs

https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/04/survival-secrets-of-koalas.html #science #ecology #genome

my features published in @CurrentBiology this year, issue 8: More than 400 #koala genomes provide the peg for this feature on #conservation #genomics. Also included: #snowLeopards, #seaSnails and #lemurs

https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/04/survival-secrets-of-koalas.html #science #ecology #genome

Madagascar: Reforestation Corridor Offers a Future for Lemurs and Locals

🧑‍🤝‍🧑👬👩‍🔬👫🧑‍🤝‍🧑🏦👭🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Initiative is a unique convergence of science, private investment and community action.

🌳 The project has already planted more than 100 native tree species across 70 hectares, a portion of which were grown in soil inoculated with mycorrhiza, with seedlings showing high survival and growth rates.

✅ Even at this early stage, lemurs are using the corridor.

💰🏥🏫 Project partners are investing in ecotourism, health care and education, among other strategies.

https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/a-reforestation-corridor-in-madagascar-offers-a-future-for-lemurs-and-locals/

#SolarPunkSunday #WildlifeConservation #Rewilding #Conservation #Biodiversity #Lemurs #Ecotourism #NativeTrees #Environment #Wildlife

University of Glasgow: Tech can enable cross-species experiences, new research suggests. “Giving lemurs the chance to use technology to share control of sensory experiences with zoo visitors can help create meaningful connections between humans and animals, groundbreaking new research suggests.”

🦊🐛 In the forests of #Madagascar, #lemurs have learned to use #millipedes as a specialized form of #medicine.

By gently biting the #insects, the #primates trigger the release of defensive #chemicals that act as a potent repellent against #malaria-carrying #mosquitoes. The lemurs rub the secretions into their fur and even ingest small amounts to treat internal parasites. The toxins cause a brief, trancelike state.

👉 https://www.discoverwildlife.com/tv/lemurs-licking-millipedes-bbc

#wildlife #nature #science #biology #chemistry #evolution #BBC #animals

#Madagascar #Biodiversity #Lemurs https://mastodon.world/@davidho/116194122892408858

This linocut shows a conspiracy of lemurs in all senses of the words. The collective noun for a group of lemurs is a “conspiracy”. Isn’t that marvelous? These ring-tailed lemurs definitely appear to be up to something. Caught in the act of scheming. The word “lemurs” mimics their tails, of course!

The ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) is a wet-nosed primate, endemic to Madagascar. 🧵1/

https://minouette.etsy.com/listing/1547400472

#linocut #printmaking #termsOfVenery #lemurs #ringtailedLemur #lettering #sciart

Rhino gets eye drops, lonely penguin gets a stuffed toy, frog gets a house and a salad, lemur gets a suntan, and more.

Madagascar's lemurs are being pushed to the brink of extinction by the rise of so-called "luxury meat". 💔 👉 Find out more: https://veganfta.com/articles/2025/12/19/lemurs-brought-to-the-brink-of-extinction-by-so-called-luxury-meat/ #lemur #lemurs #primates #conservation #madagascar

An endangered menu (cartoon) https://news.mongabay.com/custom-story/2026/01/an-endangered-menu-cartoon/

#AnimalRights #wildlife #lemurs #Madagascar

To fill in the blanks of my previous post.

In Madagascar’s cities, a quiet but lucrative market is reshaping the future of one of the world’s most imperiled groups of animals. Lemurs—already the most threatened mammals on the planet—are being sold as a kind of urban delicacy, traded through discreet channels that rarely resemble the conventional wildlife markets familiar across Africa or Asia.
#biodiversity #lemurs #bushmeat #endangeredspecies #madagascar

https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/lemurs-are-being-eaten-as-an-urban-delicacy-in-madagascar/

Madagascar’s lemurs face a new, additional and unprecedented threat — the demand for lemur meat among the country’s urban elite, falsely believed to have health benefits.
The elite should be taught a lesson. Don't know if a cartoon like this does the job. But it surely is another way of drawing the most necessary attention.
#biodiversity #lemurs #endangeredspecies #bushmeat #madagascar

https://news.mongabay.com/custom-story/2026/01/an-endangered-menu-cartoon/

Madagascar's lemurs are being pushed to the brink of extinction by the rise of so-called "luxury meat". 📉 #madagascar #lemurs #primates #animals #iucnredlist

Lemurs Brought to the Brink of...

Lemurs are at risk. So are the people protecting them. https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/12/lemurs-are-at-risk-so-are-the-people-protecting-them/

#environment #wildlife #lemurs #AnimalRights #HumanRights

Lemurs are being eaten as an urban delicacy in Madagascar https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/lemurs-are-being-eaten-as-an-urban-delicacy-in-madagascar/

#AnimalRights #wildlife #lemurs #Madagascar

Gullible rich people doing conspicuously destructive things to impress their rich friends because they can? See? Madagascar isn't so exotic after all.

https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/lemurs-are-being-eaten-as-an-urban-delicacy-in-madagascar/

#Lemurs #Africa #Madagascar #Antananarivo #Malagasy #Conservation #WildlifeConservation #Environment #Biodiversity #Sustainability #HalfHeartedFanatic

Therapy dog gets a birthday party, cat apartments fancier than yours, oldest pygmy hippo in captivity, lemur loves lilting lyrics, and more.

  https://cutetropolis.com/2025/11/24/links-happy-birthday-2/  

#cats #dogs #hippos #kittens #lemurs #primates #pups

"It could be yet another sign that, between the poorly understood lemurs and their shifting environment, some equilibrium is slipping." —Elizabeth Preston for bioGraphic

https://www.biographic.com/investigating-a-treetop-baby-boom/?src=longreads

#longreads #lemurs #climate #madagascar #ecology

Meet Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli). This primate inhabits deciduous forests in #Madagascar, where it lives in groups of up to 10 individuals. It’s mainly arboreal, with leaves making up the majority of its diet. Its teeth are specialized for grinding plant matter. Its name comes from the “shif-auk” sound it makes when moving through the treetops.

Photo: 昆虫学liuye, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist

#photography
#primates
#lemurs
#sifaka

Animals from below, woman rescues feral dog, animals choosing nonsense, a very itchy nose, and more.

  https://cutetropolis.com/2025/11/10/links-hello-down-there/  

#Cats #Dogs #Kittens #Lemurs #Pups

#lemur #lemurs #pic #pictures #picture #pics #animal #animals #cute #cuteanimal

Welcome to Zen lemur yoga course
Instructor lemur demonstrates perfect enthusiasm, reaching high to embrace the universe. Student lemur contemplates whether enlightenment is worth this much effort before breakfast. Flexibility? Optional. Dramatic flair? Mandatory.
Photograph: Andrey Giljov

#photography
#lemurs

@lowqualityfacts
I assumed this was what Black Francis was going on about with Veloria.

#ThePixies #Veloria #Lemurs #Lemuria
https://youtu.be/X24YbUt4CL8

Lemur children sing off key, 400 lb alligator arrested, bodega cat returned home, fluffy dog squad, and more.

  https://cutetropolis.com/2025/06/06/links-and-now-the-lemur-childrens-choir/  

#Alligators #Cats #Dogs #Kittens #Lemurs #Pups

This linocut shows a conspiracy of lemurs in all senses of the words. The collective noun for a group of lemurs is a "conspiracy". Isn't that marvelous? These ring-tailed lemurs definitely appear to be up to something. Caught in the act of scheming. The word “lemurs” mimics their tails, of course!

The ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) is a wet-nosed primate, endemic to Madagascar. 🧵1/n

#linocut #printmaking #mastoArt #lemurs #ringtailedLemur #lettering #sciart

Two #NewSpecies of ancient primates resembling #lemurs identified https://phys.org/news/2023-09-species-ancient-primates-resembling-lemurs.html

New specimens of middle Eocene omomyines (Primates, Omomyoidea) from the Uinta Basin of Utah and the Tornillo Basin of Texas, with clarification of the generic status of Ourayia, Mytonius, and Diablomomys https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0047248423001045

"#Fossil evidence from the #Tornillo Basin in W #Texas & #Uinta Basin in #Utah reveals two new species of #omomyids—a family of small-bodied early #primates from the #Eocene"