Lemurs mark their territory by scent, serving notice of their presence to all who can smell. During mating season, male lemurs battle for dominance by trying to outstink each other. They cover ...

Keepers say that both mother and baby are doing very well, with keepers saying "they've been inseparable so far." ...

Majorian, a male baby, was born Dec. 19, 2024, at the Duke Lemur Center in Durham. He is the third baby born to mother ...

A research team led by the University of Tokyo analyzed the odors that male ring-tailed lemurs use when stink flirting with females. The odor molecules they identified could be the first known ...

To celebrate, Duke Lemur Center is asking people to donate a baby shower gift to the center. Food items like nut butter, ...

2002). Males have a higher number of ectoparasites, a greater incidence of alopecia and have lower percentages of body fat than females. Did you know that female ring-tailed lemurs are the “boss” and ...

The Duke Lemur Center has announced an addition to the family, a male born Dec. 19, 2024, to a breeding pair at the center. Baby Majorian is the third offspring of mother Lupicina and father Gabe.

To create their distinctive odour, male lemurs combine the strong but short-lived scent produced by their wrist glands, with longer lasting secretion from their shoulder glands. An action known as ...

Majorian, a male baby, was born Dec. 19, 2024, at the Duke Lemur Center in Durham. He is the third baby born to mother Lupicina and father Gabe, both part of the center’s conservation breeding ...