Written by Meg Dye, MSc. Animal welfare requires a multidimensional approach to providing an environment for optimal physical and mental health. A key aspect of this approach is collaboration. Collaboration can take many forms, including inter- and intra-departmental teamwork, expertise from an array of scientific disciplines, and applied animal welfare science. Over the years, the […]
WATCH NOW! Follow NBC’s Dagmar Midcap, host of “Down to Earth,” and LX News storyteller Cody Broadway as they take you inside the Duke Lemur Center, to meet the lemurs and the devoted team of scientists and researchers fighting to save them. While onsite this May, the NBC/LX team was here to capture our mission in […]
The Duke Lemur Center is excited to introduce two very distinguished lemurs born this April at the DLC. Please welcome Mr. Popper and Gatsby, infant ring-tailed lemurs! All lemurs born at the Duke Lemur Center are given a name based on a species-wide naming theme. Ring-tailed lemurs at the DLC are named after literary characters! […]
“From a young age, I knew I wanted to work with animals when I grew up—how and what was unclear, but animals, yes. There was always a connection that wasn’t understood but always present. “When the time for attending college came, there wasn’t a hard choice for what to focus on; instead there was a […]
Curator of the DLC Colony “I started in the zoo field when I was 16, having cleaned stalls at my local horse barn since the ripe old age of seven. The famous Bronx Zoo got me hooked after I attended a summer internship that year. It was so exciting to be around all of those […]
Lead Husbandry Technician, Research Technician “To say that I have wanted to work with animals since I was little is far from an exaggeration. I knew ever since I was a girl that I wanted to be a zookeeper. Knowing this, my mom found an explorer program that I could participate in, and off to […]
An aye-aye’s cancer diagnosis brings together veterinarians, doctors, and scientists from NC and around the world By Sally Bornbusch, Ph.D. Originally published in December 2021 in Issue 3 of the Duke Lemur Center’s annual magazine. On June 24, 2020, the DLC welcomed its eighth infant of the season: a rare baby aye-aye. Named “Winifred” after […]
From Durham to Madagascar and Back Again: Conservationist and Curator Andrea Katz Retires After 43 Years By Robin Smith, Ph.D., Senior Science Writer, Duke University. Published January 2022 in the DLC Annual Magazine. To most of us, a lemur’s life looks fairly simple. Bask in the sun. Nibble some leaves. Groom with your group. Nap […]