How Madagascar's unique primates are racing against human-driven change
In short: Discover the struggle of the lemur, an entire primate group found nowhere else on Earth, as they face rapid habitat loss following human arrival on Madagascar.
The video follows American and Malagasy scientists through Madagascar's remaining forests to observe how roughly three dozen lemur species are coping with environmental shifts. Since humans arrived on the island approximately two thousand years ago, the landscape has undergone radical transformations. Today, factors such as habitat fragmentation and widespread deforestation are impacting these primates much faster than evolutionary processes can adapt to the changes.
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- Summary by Intellect · source: Science Bulletins: Lemurs of Madagascar—Surviving on an Island of Change
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