Meet Paloma! On June 28th, critically endangered mongoose lemur Bonita gave birth to a healthy baby girl! This infant is Bonita’s second with dad Juanito, following the birth of daughter Leonor last year. Now that Bonita is an experienced mom, she seems incredibly calm, often relaxing in a basket (and sometimes even falling asleep) while […]
On May 29, experienced mom Sierra Mist gave birth to a healthy baby boy! This infant joins a close-knit family of five with mom, dad Licinius, and older brother and sister Meriadoc and Eowyn. Two-year-old Eowyn has been particularly interested in her new baby brother, spending lots of time cuddling up with mom and grooming […]
Meet our Infant Class of 2026 Welcome to our 2026 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 the year! Philanthropic support of the Duke Lemur Center is a vital resource toward […]
At Duke and beyond, caring for land is helping people recover, connect and move forward. By Christina Holder. Originally published in Duke Mag on March 26, 2026. Deep within the heart of the Duke Lemur Center’s vast campus, you’ll find a small patch of land speckled with fruit trees and vegetables. This is the secret […]
Meet Lanitra! We’re so excited to announce our SECOND critically endangered blue-eyed black lemur infant of the year! On April 1, 2026, blue-eyed black lemur Malala celebrated her fifth birthday AND gave birth to her first daughter! Lanitra was born to first-time parents Malala and Brady at a healthy 83 grams, which is just about […]
Read the Duke Lemur Center’s Stakeholder Update, sent to our donors on June 17, 2026. Questions? Contact Mary Paisley, DLC Development Director, at mary.paisley@duke.edu. June 2026 Stakeholder Update Two young ring-tailed lemurs are new to exploring one of our eleven forested free-ranging enclosures. The infants, Melissa and Karl, are clinging to mom, Liesl, as their […]
Celebrating Pollinator Week with the “Honey Bee” Twins! We’re so excited to announce the names of our littlest ring-tailed lemurs, Karl and Melissa! Karl was named by Keeper Becca, the family’s primary caretaker, after Austrian scientist Karl Von Frisch, who won a Nobel Prize for his research on honey bees and their “waggle dance.” This […]
Meet Zava! Critically endangered blue-eyed black lemur infant Zava was born on March 2, 2026, to parents Charlie and Mangamaso at a healthy 87 grams, slightly larger than her older sister Mitsiky’s birth weight. At two months old, Zava is incredibly curious, often climbing off of mom and onto the wire and branching in her […]