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.

Duke Lemur Center
TypeCenter to promote research and understanding of prosimians
Location3705 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27705
Created1966
Websitelemur.duke.edu

The center is open to the public through tours, for which visitors must make an appointment.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.