First evidence of primates regularly sleeping in caves

Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - 13:30 in Biology & Nature

Scientists have discovered that some ring-tailed lemurs in Madagascar regularly retire to limestone chambers for their nightly snoozes, the first evidence of the consistent, daily use of the same caves and crevices for sleeping among the world's wild primates.

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