Meet Ripley, a critically endangered black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) born to first-time parents Herschel and Hermione! Ripley was born May 12, 2020 and is named after a crater on Pluto’s moon—which was named after Sigourney Weaver’s character in Alien! Our Ripley is brave, bold, and adventurous, just like her fictional namesake. At feeding […]
CHONK ALERT! When you think “baby dwarf lemur,” you probably think “small.” But Myna (named after the talkative myna bird) is very BIG for her age—and species! Myna has been growing like a weed since she was born on June 3, 2020, and her keepers are very impressed with how big and strong she is. […]
Thank you! Thank you for being a part of the Duke Lemur Center’s Stay Away 5k this weekend! In April 2020, when the DLC decided to organize this event, we were excited about its potential to bring people from across the country and around the world together to do something fun and help lemurs. We […]
Media Inquiries: Please email sara.clark@duke.edu for access to images and video. Please join us in welcoming Brady, a critically endangered blue-eyed black lemur, to the Duke Lemur Center family! Named after fellow dark-haired, blue-eyed stunner Tom Brady – quarterback for the New England Patriots and now the Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Brady was born on […]
The Barbara Colyear Parkening Lemur Care Fund by Mary Paisley, Development Officer With so many challenges in our world these days due to COVID-19, it’s been truly uplifting to spend time writing this article honoring a wonderful friend of the Duke Lemur Center who recently made an incredible gift to us. With the donor’s permission, […]
Dear Friends, I hope this letter finds you and your families safe and healthy. I am writing to let you know that all of the Duke Lemur Center’s (DLC) animals and staff remain healthy as we enter our seventh week of modified operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are so fortunate to have such […]
100 days of lemurs We’re thrilled to announce that 4/7/2020 marks the first day of 100 LEMURS, an international collaboration between the Duke Lemur Center, a world leader in the study, care, and conservation of lemurs, and Rachel Hudson, an award-winning wildlife illustrator based in the UK! Rachel will illustrate and post one lemur species […]
Media Inquiries: Please email sara.clark@duke.edu for images and video. Lemurs are Earth’s most threatened group of mammals — and sifakas are among the most threatened lemurs of all. At the Duke Lemur Center, we’re excited to announce that this winter, the population of these critically endangered primates has increased by an additional TWO! “The arrivals […]
