Nocturnal baby season continues with gray mouse lemur Helianthus, who gave birth on July 31, 2026, to triplets! The triplets, one male and two females, are three-year-old Helianthus’s first offspring, though dad Hazelnut has sired other infants in previous years. The male infant and smaller of the two females were both born at 6.2 grams, […]
Executive Director Greg Dye reflects on witnessing conservation success firsthand in Madagascar. Posted on September 15, 2026. One of the greatest privileges of my role as Executive Director is the opportunity to spend time in Madagascar and be a part of our mission at work firsthand. This summer, I immersed myself in our conservation programs […]
Nocturnal baby season has begun at the Duke Lemur Center! On July 21, 2026, four-year-old gray mouse lemur Azalea gave birth to twin girls. This is Azalea’s second time as a mother, after giving birth to twins Peanut and Macadamia in 2024. The twins’ dad is five-year-old Green Bean, although gray mouse lemur males primarily […]
Read the Duke Lemur Center’s Stakeholder Update, sent to our donors on August 26, 2026. Questions? Contact Mary Paisley, DLC Development Director, at mary.paisley@duke.edu. August 2026 Stakeholder Update Sunshine, one of the DLC’s black and white ruffed lemurs, demonstrating “splooting” (stretching out) on the forest floor. The fur around her abdomen is not as fluffy […]
Meet Magdalena’s female infant! This critically endangered Coquerel’s sifaka was born on June 7 and is the second daughter of 9-year-old Magdalena and 24-year-old Gratian. She joins this family of four with mom, dad, and older sister Pax, who was born in 2024. This female infant is a member of an illustrious family—she is the […]
Fossil study finds that vision—not the ‘thinking’ frontal lobe—drove varied brain development in primates By Fedor Kossakovski, University Communications & Marketing. Published August 7, 2026. View the original. A new study led by a Duke University scientist overturns a long-held idea about how primates, including humans, came to have such large and sophisticated brains. The research finds […]
We’re proud announce our first-ever endowed staff leadership position, which will provide permanent support for the Colony Curator role. Posted by Mary Paisley, Director of Development, on August 10, 2026. The Duke Lemur Center (DLC) is proud to announce a transformational $2.5 million gift from Duke Trustee Michael G. Rhodes B.S.E. ’87 and Maureen C. […]
Meet Paloma! On June 28th, critically endangered mongoose lemur Bonita gave birth to a healthy baby girl! This infant is Bonita’s second with dad Juanito, following the birth of daughter Leonor last year. Now that Bonita is an experienced mom, she seems incredibly calm, often relaxing in a basket (and sometimes even falling asleep) while […]