This is the 2nd of a series of posts exploring how the DLC determines which lemurs are bred, what ‘baby watch’ is like for techs and vet staff, and why it’s so important to increase captive populations of these rare and amazing animals. Question 1: How does the DLC decide which lemurs to breed? At the Duke Lemur Center, breeding is […]
It’s birth season here at the Duke Lemur Center! Birth season began this January with the arrivals of sifakas Gothicus (1/6) and Furia (1/10), our first babies of the year! Different species breed and give birth at different times, so infants should continue arriving through July and even August, concluding with the last mouse and dwarf lemur births. As […]
In the Duke Lemur Center’s “Notes from the Field” series, we follow DLC researcher and SAVA Conservation Project Coordinator Marina Blanco on a field expedition to Madagascar. This is the final entry in our multi-part series. Return to the Office We are back at the DLC-SAVA conservation office in Sambava, the mission to COMATSA just over. We are […]
October-November, 2016 —During the spring session of the Lemur Learning Homeschool Academy, students wrote about two of their favorite lemur species. They compared and contrasted their physical characteristics, behavior (social systems, breeding, communication), and habitat in the wild. They paid special attention to their status as endangered primates. Here is Julia’s essay. Coquerel Sifaka and Ring […]
December 31, 2015 — Today is the last day of 2015. The end of the year always prompts us to look back over the last 12 months and reflect on new achievements in research and conservation. This past year, lemur science and Madagascar conservation reached new heights of awareness. We learned about climate change and […]
By Anne Yoder, Director of the Duke Lemur Center (2007-2017). Originally published in the Duke Lemur Center’s annual report, October 2015. August 30, 2015 was a day of mourning around the world as we learned that the great neurologist and author Dr. Oliver Sacks had died. Obituaries and remembrances poured forth over the subsequent weeks, […]
Every summer, the Duke Lemur Center brings 25 interns to learn and work across all departments. Animal care, enrichment, research, fossil primates, development and education interns spend 10 weeks gaining firsthand experience in care, management and engagement. Here, education intern Ashley Juliana shares some of her experience. July 30, 2015 — Back in January of this […]
In honor of Mother’s Day and mothers everywhere, we are giving away prizes! Seven lucky people will win a copy of ZooBorns latest edition, ZooBorns Motherly Love, featuring our very own blue-eyed black lemur Hiddleston AND a year-long lemur adoption package. To enter, visit the Duke Lemur Center on Facebook and follow the instructions in the […]
