Sentence examples for mouse lemurs they from inspiring English sources

Their work paid off, though: after snagging 14 mouse lemurs, they were surprised to find they had a new species.

While they are thought to be less carnivorous than mouse lemurs, they too eat insects and small vertebrates.

Because mouse lemurs are primates, they are a closer genetic match to humans than mice or rats are.

Giant mouse lemurs are vocal, although they also scent mark using saliva, urine, and secretions from the anogenital scent gland.

Dr. Robert A. Barton, an evolutionary biologist at Durham University in the United Kingdom, noted that mouse lemurs are so tiny that they can sleep inside tree cavities.

The gray mouse lemur and all other mouse lemurs are considered cryptic species, as they are nearly indistinguishable from each other by appearance.

Giant mouse lemurs are rarely kept in captivity, though they breed easily.

First described in 1867 as a single species, they were grouped with mouse lemurs and dwarf lemurs.

Following louse marking, mouse lemurs were released at the site where they were captured.

Mouse lemurs have adaptations to dry conditions as they are able to gain water by metabolising brown fat tissue [ 62].

They are most closely related to mouse lemurs within Cheirogaleidae, a family of small, noctural lemurs.