Center to promote research and understanding of prosimians
Location
3705 Erwin Road Durham, NC 27705
Created
1966[1]
Website
lemur.duke.edu
A pygmy slow loris at the Duke Lemur Center
The Duke Lemur Center is a 100-acre (40 ha) sanctuary for rare and endangered strepsirrhine primates, located at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. It is the largest sanctuary for strepsirrhine primates in the world.[1]
The center is open to the public through tours, for which visitors must make an appointment.[2][3]
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The DukeLemurCenter is a 100-acre (40 ha) sanctuary for rare and endangered strepsirrhine primates, located at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina...
Lemurs (/ˈliːmər/ LEE-mər) (from Latin lemures – "ghosts" or "spirits") are wet-nosed primates of the superfamily Lemuroidea (/lɛmjʊˈrɔɪdiə/ lem-yuurr-OY-dee-ə)...
V3455D786 / 2000-06-19 "Remembering a star: Jovian, lemur host of Zoboomafoo, passes away". DukeLemurCenter. November 11, 2014. Archived from the original...
The red ruffed lemur is mainly a fruit-eater, though it is known to eat leaves and shoots. They especially like figs. The DukeLemurCenter has recorded...
Blue Note, social media and Duke Magazine. It provides access to DukeLemurCenter, Nasher Museum of Art, Duke Rec Centers and other campus facilities...
collaboration with scientists at the University of Kentucky, the DukeLemurCenter and the University of Antananarivo in Madagascar. The mtDNA sequencing...
collaboration with scientists at the University of Kentucky, the DukeLemurCenter and the University of Antananarivo in Madagascar. The mtDNA sequencing...
director since 2020.: 2 The first 11 lemur residents of the reserve in Myakka City arrived in 1999 from the DukeLemurCenter. The Florida-based facility had...
lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus), also known as the gray bamboo lemur, the gray gentle lemur, and the Mahajanga lemur is a small lemur endemic to...
sand cats. A nocturnal section contains common vampire bats, gray mouse lemurs, brush-tailed bettongs, and sidewinders. The R. J. Reynolds Forest Aviary...
The gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus), grey mouse lemur or lesser mouse lemur is a small lemur, a type of strepsirrhine primate, found only on the...
resources Doane Pet Care, US pet food manufacturer DukeLemurCenter , formerly Duke University Primate Center. The collection code is (DPC) Damp-proof course...
the wild were transferred to zoos in Cincinnati, San Diego, and the DukeLemurCenter. In 1994, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums established a Species...
consortium of conservation organizations, including the Lemur Conservation Foundation, DukeLemurCenter and Madagascar National Parks, have sought to promote...
MacArthur Genius Grant". Duke Chronicle. Retrieved August 1, 2020. "Anne Yoder Stepping Down at DukeLemurCenter". DukeToday. Duke University. Retrieved...
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