Madagascar is a strange place indeed. Isolated from the rest of the world since it broke away from Africa some 135 million years ago, it has been off on its own path ever since, and the creatures that ...

Lemurs are primates like us, but they're the weird cousins. They're found only on Madagascar off the coast of Africa, and they fight by secreting smelly paste from their shoulders and using their ...

As the sun rises over Kibale National Park in Uganda, red berries and orange figs hang in the rain forest’s canopy. They’re waiting for monkeys, apes or birds to scan the foliage, eat the ripe fruit ...

Madagascar has opened its lychee export season with strong harvests and record prices - even as investigators examine a sector that has for years been controlled by tycoon Mamy Ravatomanga, now under ...

Ever wondered why certain fruits are red and some green? Well, you are not alone. This question has puzzled scientists for many years and now a team of researchers from Germany, Canada and Madagascar ...

In Photo: In this undated photo, a chimpanzee feeds on figs. Two national parks in Uganda and Madagascar presented researchers with a natural experiment to understand how plants have adapted to appeal ...

As the sun rises over Kibale National Park in Uganda, red berries and orange figs hang in the rain forest’s canopy. They’re waiting for monkeys, apes or birds to scan the foliage, eat the ripe fruit ...