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Lemur & Primate Studies

Research, education and conservation are all part of Duke's study of our closest relatives

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Parasites of Madagascar's Lemurs Expanding With Climate Change

Study could help identify potential disease hotspots before they become a problem

PUBLISHED January 23, 2013 IN Campus , Global , Academics , Research
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Brian Hare on Sanctuaries, Service and Psychological Games

Evolutionary Anthropologist's insights on human behavior come from a close watch of other species 

PUBLISHED December 5, 2012 IN Academics , Campus , Research
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Bobby Schopler, staff veterinarian for the Duke Lemur Center, with a silky sifaka, one of the highly endangered species of lemur. Photo courtesy of Bobby Schopler.

Lemur Vet Plays the Blues

Bobby Schopler cares for endangered primates and plays the harmonica 

Name: Bobby Schopler Position: Staff veterinarian,...

PUBLISHED December 17, 2012 IN Campus , Arts , Academics , Working@Duke
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Meet Maky, Duke's Lemur Mascot

Voters select Malagasy word for ring-tailed lemur mascot

PUBLISHED September 18, 2012 IN Campus , Working@Duke
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Rachna Reddy and a primate acquaintance in Uganda.

The Allure of Lemurs

Rachna Reddy learns from lemurs and charging bull elephants

When a high school student picks a college, they don't always know what to look for, or what...

PUBLISHED May 8, 2012 IN Campus , Academics , Research
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Jane Goodall Archive Comes to Duke

50 years of chimpanzee data to be archived at Duke

Almost every day since July 1960 someone has been watching the chimpanzees in what is...

PUBLISHED March 31, 2011 IN Academics , Campus
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Bonobos Kisantu and Liyaka share a piece of fruit at the Lola ya Bonobo sanctuary near Kinshasa.

Bonobos Share With Strangers Before Acquaintances

Building a social network and making new friends as valuable as food

You're standing in line somewhere and you decide to open a pack of gum. Do you share a piece...

PUBLISHED January 2, 2013 IN Campus , Academics , Research
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