When it comes to naming opportunities in connection with a generous gift, could anything be better than naming a lemur? The Lemur Center’s new Ultimate Adoption Package was designed as a limited-time opportunity for our supporters to do something extra special: to name one of our lemur infants by making a new gift of $20,000 […]
Established in 1966, the Duke Lemur Center is a world leader in the study, care, and protection of lemurs—Earth’s most threatened group of mammals. In this new video, we’ve partnered with CYLNDR Studios to explore a fresh way to tell our story. By responsibly using AI tools, we were able to create visuals that […]
Meet Dominique Chicken’s Triplets! On June 3, 2025, fat-tailed dwarf lemur Dominique Chicken gave birth to triplets! This is Dominique Chicken’s second litter with breeding partner Goose, following the birth of twins Wigeon and Eider in 2023. All three infants are female: Bufflehead, Smew, and Toulouse Goose. All fat-tailed dwarf lemurs born at the Duke […]
Meet Java Chicken’s Triplets! On May 19, 2025, fat-tailed dwarf lemur Java Chicken gave birth to triplets! Java Chicken is a first-time mom, while dad Francolin has previously sired other offspring. She birthed three healthy infants: Sora (male), Cooper (male), and Swift (female). At their first infant wellness exam, Swift and Cooper weighed 14.9 grams […]
At the Duke Lemur Center, lemurs free-range in large tracts of forest and live in natural social groups, giving researchers and visitors the opportunity to observe the same behaviors, social structures, and age classes that would be observed in the wild. Many of these behaviors are seen in this video, including: ✅ Play ✅ […]
On Saturday, May 17, 2025, the DLC celebrated the nearly 40-year career and upcoming retirement of our Conservation Coordinator and planter of seeds, Charlie Welch! We’re proud to share this video of the presentations of the evening as well as a full transcript of the speakers’ remarks. What a lovely evening it was, and […]
There’s only one thing that could make Baby Season more exciting: Now, for the first time ever, the Duke Lemur Center’s animal care team is sharing the honor of naming our newest colony members with the public! With a tax-deductible donation of $20,000 to the DLC’s Animal Care Fund or General Operations Fund, individuals, families, […]
By James Herrera, Ph.D. Originally published in Duke TODAY on April 8, 2025. COVID-19 continues to plague us, Mpox is an emerging global threat, and the avian flu is decimating industrial poultry as well as endangered wildlife. What do all these epidemics have in common? They originated in wild animals and spread to domestic animals […]