Evolution is driven by a process called natural ... There, at the top of the tree, is an Indri, which is the largest lemur in Madagascar. The reason it's thought that we find lemurs here in ...

More information: Joseph D. Orkin et al, Ecological and anthropogenic effects on the genomic diversity of lemurs in Madagascar, Nature Ecology & Evolution (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41559-024-02596-1 ...

The evolution of lemurs is considered to be unique because they evolved entirely in isolation on the island of Madagascar millions of years ago. The island contained diverse ecosystems ...

The fossils at the museum teach us about the evolution our primate relatives and other animals over time and through changing climates. Visitors can look at the earliest lemurs and monkeys, elephant ...

Madagascar is home to an extraordinary level of endemic biodiversity, but quantifying this is complicated by cryptic diversity among some genera such as mouse lemurs (genus Microcebus).

Evolution explains how better adapted organisms ... There, at the top of the tree, is an Indri, which is the largest lemur in Madagascar. The reason it's thought that we find lemurs here in ...