December 30, 2014 — 2014, the biggest year ever! Two-thousand-fourteen was definitely the Year of the Lemur, and the Duke Lemur Center was in the middle of it all. We launched a new website at the beginning of the year, just in time for IMAX’s Island of Lemurs: Madagascar. We released nearly 50 years of […]
The passing of Jovian, the lemur from the popular kids’ show Zoboomafoo, touched millions of people as the news spread. In the wake of Jovian’s death, DLC research intern Emma Wellbaum wrote about the loss of this special lemur and the overall challenge of protecting lemurs in Madagascar. December 18, 2014 — On November […]
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Hibernation Isn’t Just For Bears. Hibernation is a common metabolic strategy found in all major groups of mammals, however, it is rare among primates. Dr. Marina Blanco will discuss how and why Fat-tailed Dwarf lemurs hibernate. Dr. Blanco has just returned from Madagascar and will discuss her research and the traits of these fascinating primates. […]
November, 11, 2014, Durham, NC — A quiet sadness spread over the Duke Lemur Center staff on Monday as news spread that Jovian, a much-loved Coquerel’s sifaka had died of kidney failure at the age of 20.5 years. Within the Lemur Center, Jovian was known as an exceptionally capable and caring father, having sired […]
October 22, 2014 6:30pm DLC Lead Technician, Julie McKinney An Unusual House Call – Saving Aye-ayes in Madagascar On the evening of March 15, 2014, in the rainforests of Madagascar, a veterinary team from the Duke Lemur Center made an unusual house call. Their patient was a female aye-aye . She was one of five […]
August 28, 2014 – Duke students Faye Goodwin and Kyle Smith returned from Madagascar, finishing their two-month service learning project in the SAVA funded by Duke Engage. Here, Faye reflects on her experience and the lessons learned in the field. We’re glad to have them both back safe and sound. Thank you both for your dedication and […]
August 5, 2014 – Duke students Faye Goodwin and Kyle Smith have begun their last month in Madagascar as part of a two-month service learning project funded by Duke Engage. Here, Faye reflects on the final days of their experience, their work and their legacy. 70 days, 1,523 data points, 3 lemurs, 15 fecal samples, ½ […]
