Madagascar's political turmoil takes toll on forests - Los Angeles Times

Madagascar's political turmoil takes toll on forestsLos Angeles TimesBut in real life, the lovable lemur faces an unprecedented threat. The endless virgin forests depicted in the film have been decimated, and this African ...
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New facilities to shelter lemurs through winter (The Chronicle)

60 of Duke's 200 lemurs will move into a $3.2 million, 7,000 sq.-ft. facility surrounded by 10,000 square feet of grounds where they will be able to roam free all year.
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'They burn, they cut, they destroy, they steal' (Mail and Guardian)

The lemur, a furry primate that symbolises Madagascar's unique biodiversity, is under renewed threat from a "timber mafia" pillaging the island's forests for profit.
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This Is What People Want A Touchscreen Mac For - Sonic State

If you follow Mac news at all, you know that the hype has been all about a rumored Mac tablet touchscreen computer. When you see some of the things that people are creating for the JazzMutant Lemur multi-touch controller, it's easy to see that the ...
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Madagascar's political turmoil takes toll on forests - Los Angeles Times

Reporting from Berenty, Madagascar - She was the spy who was undone by a furry little creature with huge, hypnotic eyes. It was the early 1980s, and a young Madagascan scientist named Hanta Rasamimanana had been dispatched by her pro-Soviet ...
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