By Sara Clark The Duke Lemur Center recently welcomed another newborn — a rare baby aye-aye. Named after best-selling mystery writer Agatha Christie, the infant is the first aye-aye born at the Duke Lemur Center in six years, and one of only 24 of her kind in the United States. Third-time mom Medusa gave birth […]
Join the DLC on the trip of a lifetime! Date: July 16-28, 2018 with optional 4-day extension to Anjajavy Region: Africa Activity Level: Strenuous Arrangements: Terra Incognita Ecotours Click HERE to view the trip’s 8-page, full-color brochure! Note that, even though the trip is offered by Duke Alumni Travel in collaboration with the DLC, you do […]
By Sara Clark DURHAM, N.C. — After three years of planning and 60 hours of travel, a new pair of lemurs have arrived at the Duke Lemur Center in North Carolina, 9,000 miles from their home in Madagascar. The breeding pair will be used to improve the gene pool of captive members of the critically […]
Four Infants Representing Four Different Species Born at Duke Lemur Center Lemurs are the planet’s most threatened group of mammals. At the Duke Lemur Center, we’re excited to announce that this summer, the population of these endangered primates has increased by an additional FOUR! In collaboration with other accredited institutions, the Duke Lemur Center works […]
The celebration of World Environment Day started one day early in the SAVA region of Madagascar this year! The entire DLC-SAVA team held an environmental education celebration at the school in the village of Andasibe Kobahina, not far from Marojejy National Park. (Marojejy is one of the last great expanses of primary rainforest in Madagascar […]
Read the full release: “Lemur Research Gets A Gut Check.” Lydia and Erin’s work is an excellent example of the non-invasive research conducted at the DLC — and how, by working closely with our technician, conservation, and veterinary staff, Duke researchers help improve the welfare of the DLC’s lemur population! Learn more about Duke graduate student Lydia Greene in “Greene Finds […]
The Duke Lemur Center is delighted to announce the birth of Magdalena, niece of the famous Zoboomafoo! Magdalena was born May 14, 2017 to parents Rupillia and Luther. Rupi was born in 1999 and is little sister to Jovian (Zoboomafoo), who was five years her senior. Both she and Luther, how was born in 2003 […]
For Duke Lemur Center staff, birthing season is both challenging and rewarding. By Stephen Schramm Originally published May 23, 2017 in Working@Duke. See the original HERE. At 29 days old, the third baby born to Carolina, a seven-year old mongoose lemur, is easy to miss. Clinging tightly to his mother in one of Duke Lemur […]
