Sanctuary
Duke Lemur Center
🇺🇸 United States
🛖 Sanctuary, United States 15 spp. present
The Duke Lemur Center is a non-invasive research center housing over 200 lemurs and bush babies across 13 species. It is located at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. According to the Center, it houses the most diverse population of lemurs outside of their native Madagascar. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
35.995° N 78.960° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Free
Tourism
High
Species present
15
speciesOpened
1966
Size
Large
Visit
Opening hours
09:00-16:00 "tours by reservation only"
Getting there
- Phone
- +1 919 401 7240
Who runs it
- Founded by
- John Buettner-Janusch
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
EN
Ring-tailed Lemur
Lemur catta
CR
Red Ruffed Lemur
Varecia rubra
Before you go
Where is Duke Lemur Center?
United States
Duke Lemur Center is a sanctuary in the United States. Its coordinates are 35.995° N, 78.960° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Congaree National Park, about 296 km away.
What animals can you see at Duke Lemur Center?
15 species
Citizen-science photos record 15 species at Duke Lemur Center, including Coquerel's Sifaka, Ring-tailed Lemur, Red Ruffed Lemur, Mongoose Lemur and Roulroul. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Duke Lemur Center in the wild?
Coquerel's Sifaka: Ankarafantsika National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Duke Lemur Center also live in the parks and cities we cover: Coquerel's Sifaka (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ankarafantsika National Park), Mongoose Lemur (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ankarafantsika National Park) and Common Box Turtle (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Shenandoah National Park).
Does Duke Lemur Center charge an entrance fee?
Free
The open map data for Duke Lemur Center lists it as free to enter. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When did Duke Lemur Center open and how big is it?
Opened 1966, 29 ha
Duke Lemur Center, a sanctuary in the United States, opened in 1966 and covers about 29 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 15 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · the centre's official website