Ring-tailed lemur Aristides, one of the Duke Lemur Center’s oldest residents, died on July 21, 2025 at the age of 32. Over the course of his three decades at the DLC, Aristides played a key role in non-invasive research studying lemur intelligence. He first made headlines in a 2004 article in DukeTODAY, where his ability […]
Meet Radama the Great! We’re excited to announce the newest member of Zoboomafoo’s illustrious family: Radama the Great, named after a Malagasy king! Radama (“rah-DAH-mah”) was born on April 5, 2025, to first-time Coquerel’s sifaka parents Cassia and Eustace. Born at only 85 grams, Radama started off smaller than most sifaka infants, but dedicated care […]
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 […]
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 ✅ […]
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, […]
Gatsby, Presley, Mangamaso, Egeria, Domestic Chicken, Marshmallow, Sputnik, Poe—if you visit the Duke Lemur Center, you will likely hear a plethora of names that range from obscure to something you might see on a kindergarten attendance list. While some of these names seem absurd out of context, they’re rooted in decades of tradition and species-specific […]
