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Walking with Lemurs Tours This Weekend!

We just opened several Walking with Lemurs tours on Friday 4/25 – Monday 4/28! Click HERE to register for your spots now.

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Lemurs are the most endangered mammals on Earth

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Duke Lemur Center

Founded in 1966 on the campus of Duke University in Durham, NC, the Duke Lemur Center is a world leader in the study, care, and protection of lemurs—Earth’s most threatened group of mammals.

With more than 200 animals across 13 species, the DLC houses the world’s most diverse population of lemurs outside their native Madagascar.

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To advance science, scholarship, and biological conservation through non-invasive research, community-based conservation, and public outreach and education.

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