lemurs – The Loh Down On Science

Smells Like Lemur Spirit

February 21, 2024 Rachel Rosenzweig

Scary! A creature that can smell your weakness! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. When we think of creatures that smell weakness, we imagine…vampires! Sci-fi villains! That TERRIFYING clown in IT??!! Well, science has added a new creature to that list: LEMURS?! Rachel Harris from

Primate Popstars

January 26, 2024 Jason Lee

They gather at dawn, lifting their voices high in sweet rhythms. Oh, and they’re lemurs! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. You might be jamming to some tunes in your car right now! Do any of our animal friends do the same? Ask Andrea Ravignani

Primate Popstars

January 28, 2022 Jason Lee

Cuddle Buddies

December 23, 2020 Ted Yoo

Are hugs the new chicken soup? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Think of your gut as a soup of friendly bacteria. Everybody’s recipe is custom made to work with our bodies properly. These good bacteria help digest food and fight disease. Scientists know that

Pretty Lemur

November 12, 2019 Maureen Purcell

Was the leafy green diet invented by. . . lemurs? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Tasty fruit grows on Madagascar, where lemurs roam. Yet, their diets are far less fruity than other primate diets – they prefer their leafy greens. This LEAVES scientists baffled.

Smells Like Lemur Spirit

February 21, 2019 Rachel Rosenzweig

Cuddle Buddies

March 19, 2018 Ted Yoo