The First Infant of the 2024 Baby Season! On the morning of December 14, 2023, Lead Primate Technician Danielle Lynch arrived at the Duke Lemur Center and went to check on pregnant Coquerel’s sifaka Rodelinda, only to discover a fuzzy little surprise clinging to mom’s belly! Rodelinda, an experienced mom, had given birth overnight to […]
We couldn’t let Taylor Swift have all the fun! In a poll sent out to Duke Lemur Center staff, we asked for nominations for a new Lemur of the Year award. Primate technicians, veterinarians, researchers, educators, and administrators were given the opportunity to nominate a lemur who, in the words of TIME Magazine, “most affected […]
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The creator of Zoboomafoo and Wild Kratts on his time at Duke and DLC, and the origin of his love for lemurs By Sara Sorraia with Martin Kratt. Originally published in Duke Lemur Center Magazine in 2019. A Duke graduate and former work-study student at the Duke Lemur Center, Martin Kratt is the co-creator (with […]
Enjoy this video created by the DLC-SAVA Conservation team with Malagasy filmmaker Riccardo Morrelas, showcasing the lemurs of the SAVA region of northeastern Madagascar! The Duke Lemur Center partners with Malagasy scientists and local forest managers to study lemurs in remote rainforests. Researchers from CURSA, the university in the northeast region, are studying the […]
Saving lemurs from extinction is truly a global effort—one that starts right here at the Duke Lemur Center in Durham, NC! Follow NBC’s Dagmar Midcap, host of “Down to Earth,” in the first of this multipart series highlighting lemurs and the team of veterinarians, caretakers, scientists, and researchers fighting to save them.
We get asked all the time: how can you tell the lemurs apart? Often, external cues help distinguish our residents, like radio collars and tail shaves. But some species exhibit a striking amount of individual difference, if you know what to look for! To celebrate World Lemur Day 2023, we’re offering a quick crash course […]
