As 2024 draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on the past year… and that includes selecting this year’s Lemur of the Year! In a poll sent out to Duke Lemur Center staff, we asked for nominations for an annual Lemur of the Year award. Primate technicians, veterinarians, researchers, educators, and administrators were given […]
An Early Start to the 2025 Baby Season 13-year-old Coquerel’s sifaka Gisela has always been a go-getter. Gisela is the daughter of Jovian, the famous sifaka who played Zoboomafoo in the eponymous TV show. She has lived with her breeding partner, 15-year-old Rupert, for just over a decade, and she’s one of the most dominant […]
Happy World Lemur Day 2024! If you loved our Which DLC Lemur Are You? quiz from last year’s World Lemur Day, you’ll be happy to know that we’ve made a sequel! All new decisions, all new lemurs—with some returning favorites. Click here or take the quiz below. You can help provide enrichment to our lemurs […]
Belladonna’s Toxic Twins We’ve had a twin-tastic summer at the Duke Lemur Center! On July 14, 2024, first time gray mouse lemur mom Belladonna gave birth to twin girls: Rhubarb and Taro. You may remember Belladonna as one member of the “Toxic Trio,” a set of mouse lemur triplets born last summer to mom Fauna […]
