Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Self-medicating animals are not new to the animal kingdom.

There are about 100 species of lemur in existence, and nearly all of them live on the isolated island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. So their main diet is based on foods available within ...

Lemur meat has become a discreet urban delicacy in Madagascar, with an estimated 13,000 lemurs sold annually in surveyed cities—mostly through hidden hunter-to-client channels. Peri-urban hunters run ...