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ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Elizabethton/Carter County Animal Shelter said two lemurs that were seized from a home in June are doing well and apparently have a humorous nature. Shannon Posada, ...

Lemurs munch on Thanksgiving meal inspired by Charlie Brown A group of ring-tailed lemurs were treated to a Thanksgiving feast at the Chicago Zoological Society’s Brookfield Zoo in Illinois.