In Focus Archive
Lemur Cathemerality
Professor Joyce Parga is a primatologist who studies the behaviour of ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta), a type of group-living primate. She recently launched a study using GPS (Global Positioning System) collars to monitor the 24-hour ranging patterns of ring-tailed lemurs on St. Catherines Island, Georgia, United States.
Professor Mary Silcox
Our furry, scampering ancestor
A massive international research collaboration says the common ancestor of placental mammals - a group that includes humans - was a scampering, insect-eating creature that appeared after the extinction of the dinosaurs.