The Duke Lemur Center in Durham, which houses the largest number of lemurs outside Madagascar, is hosting Lemur Week through April 5 in conjunction with the release of a new IMAX 3D film, "Island Of ...
If there was a contest for biggest female bullies of the animal world, lemurs would be near the top of the list. In these distant primate cousins, it’s the ladies who call the shots, relying on ...
Mouse lemurs are tiny — they weigh as much as a golf ball if the ball had giant eyes and a fluffy tail. But because they are genetically similar to humans, mouse lemurs may provide researchers at the ...
In honor of Duke’s Centennial, The Chronicle is highlighting pivotal figures and events throughout the University’s history. Here, we take a look at the founding of the Duke Lemur Center: The Duke ...
Randy the ring-tailed lemur is an enthusiastic, if slightly fussy, research subject. Splay-legged and wide-eyed, he buried his snout in a purple plastic cup last week and began his experimental task ...
DURHAM, North Carolina (WTVD) -- Local researchers at the Duke Lemur Center are celebrating the birth of three new lemurs from two critically endangered lemur species. Lemurs excitedly jumped from ...
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Three baby dwarf lemurs are the newest members of the Duke Lemur Center. DLC announced Thursday that three babies had been born June 25 to parents Emu and Kookaburra. The babies ...
An animal welfare group wants federal regulators to fine Duke University over the deaths last October of four rare aye-ayes at the Duke Lemur Center. The group, Stop Animal Exploitation Now, said ...