Walking with Lemurs tours are back, and they’re better than ever! If you’d like to reserve your Walking with Lemurs tour today, just CLICK HERE to see full details and register. One of the hallmarks of the DLC is our Natural Habitat Enclosures (NHEs), where for decades, lemurs have foraged, played, and snoozed in large […]
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 […]
Teazel’s Twins: Meet Artemisia and Sweet William Nocturnal baby season continues at the Duke Lemur Center! On May 31, 2024, five-year-old gray mouse lemur Teazel gave birth to twins. This is Teazel’s second time as a mother, after giving birth to singleton Lunaria in 2023. Teazel had one girl, Artemisia, and one boy, Sweet William, […]
The DLC’s Class of 2024 Welcome to our 2024 class roster! Scroll down to learn about each of our newest arrivals, or click the links to read their full birth announcements. Infants will be added as they are announced throughout baby season! Beautyberry and Tea Olive Birthday: August 8, 2024 Species: Gray mouse lemur (Microcebus […]
On May 29, 2024, experienced gray mouse lemur mother Fauna gave birth to triplets! For the second year in a row, Fauna surprised the DLC’s husbandry team with a third infant, despite ultrasounds that indicated twins. Ficus, one of the two boys, was born at a tiny 5.5 grams, while sister Monstera and brother Pothos […]
On the morning of April 19, 2024, the Duke Lemur Center’s husbandry staff found ring-tailed lemur mom Alena with a tiny infant clinging to her stomach! The female infant, Cirilla, is the fourth offspring of mom Alena and dad Stewart and is their first daughter. Cirilla’s two grandfathers are both DLC fan favorites: Aracus, our […]
Why do dwarf lemurs live so long—and can humans, too? By Peter Klopfer, Ph.D., Co-founder of the Duke Lemur Center and Professor Emeritus of Biology at Duke University. Originally published on pages 14-15 of LEMURS Magazine: The “Why” Issue in February 2024. When fat-tailed dwarf lemurs enter hibernation at temperatures below 25°C, they show little or no […]
On May 23, 2024, a very special lemur celebrates a special occasion. Aracus, the oldest diurnal lemur currently living at the DLC, is turning 33! Aracus, born in 1991 to mom Corinna, has lived at the DLC his entire life. Of the seventeen offspring that Aracus has sired over the course of his life, eight […]