Lemurs | Why Do You Study That?

Research scientists Marina Blanco, Ph.D. and Lydia Greene, Ph.D. study lemurs at the Duke Lemur Center in Durham, North Carolina (home to the largest population of lemurs outside of Madagascar). Some people might assume that they do this just to hang out with these adorable primates all day, but the truth is that this research could be critical to the survival of some of the world’s most endangered mammals.
Although they study quite different species of lemurs (Blanco studies a hibernating dwarf lemur while Greene specializes in Coquerel’s Sifaka), this married couple support each other as a research team.
By studying the lives of lemurs both at the Duke Lemur Center and in Madagascar, Blanco and Greene hope to answer fundamental questions about our distant primate cousins.
You can learn more about the Duke Lemur Center at lemur.duke.edu/
Mouse lemur drawing and Sifaka drawings by Sally Bornbusch.
Propithecus coquereli image by Terpsichores.
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Love your video....I once worked for Charlie Welch at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens & Zoo back in the early 80's, so I know my lemurs.. You guys are so dedicated, as a Field Botantist and Zoologist I dream of working in your job capacity. Keep up the good work, Education is the key, somehow the preservation of Madagascar's forests must endure providing habitat for the precious lemur species.

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Keep up the good work Marina and Lydia!

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I would like to see Duke support Orangutans as well. I will visit soon.