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 […]
We’re pleased to share the August 2026 issue of the Duke Lemur Center’s Madagascar Programs Update. DLC Conservation Update, August 2026 Dear valued friend and supporter, The last few months have been incredibly productive, and synthesizing all our activities for this update has been especially meaningful to me because the outcomes are becoming increasingly tangible. […]
First record of an adult female ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) making a male-specific howl vocalization New research published on July 14 in Primates (2026) features data collected here at the Duke Lemur Center! Dr. Lisa Paciulli and her team discovered that female ring-tailed lemur Tellus, who lived at the DLC with companion Licinius, produced a […]