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- From: bole@hmivax.humgen.upenn.edu (Greg Bole)
- Newsgroups: alt.fan.lemurs
- Subject: Prime Primates (pt. 1)
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- Date: 26 Jan 93 17:24:40 GMT
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- I hit the lemur-jackpot with an article in the travel section of Sunday's
- Philadelphia Inquirer (Jan 24th).
-
- LEMURS: Madagascar is where these ancient primates live in the wild,
- but you can find 400 of them in N. Carolina.
-
- This article is so chock full of lemurlicious information about the
- Duke Primate Center in Durham, North Carolina, that I don't want to
- overload the minds of lemur fans everywhere...so I'll post selections
- of this fantastic article as the week progresses. Stay glued to your
- screens for future posts!
-
- For openers: Duke University Primate Center
- 3705 Erwin Rd.
- Durham, N.C. 27705
-
- (919) 684-2535
-
- This is a research facility, not a zoo, and while visitors are welcome,
- you must call or write in advance to make arrangements. The charge is
- $5 for adults, $2.50 for children and senior citizens. Group rates are
- cheaper. (Although when I was down at Duke interviewing for Grad School,
- I just sorta headed out to the Center and wandered around...didn't see many
- people, and all of the Lemurs were very hospitible. They never asked me
- for money, but did inquire as to if I had any twinkies or malomars.)
-
-
- Now, on to the article, by Murray Dubin:
-
- Durhan, N.C. - We had driven 400 miles south from Philadelphia to
- visit our old friends.
- They showed us Duke University. They took us to a Durham Bulls game.
- We ateSouthern cuisine in their favorite resturant. (Bubba was the chef's
- name) We visited nearby Chapel Hill.
- They were perfect hosts. We loved North Carolina. But as I think
- about the trip to see Dennis, Joanie and their son Ryan, it's clear what made
- it so special: The lemurs.
- I'm not trying to hurt Dennis and Joanie, but the lemurs were more
- fun to look at and did better tricks.
- You'd think the city fathers would be promoting their lemurs, but the
- only creature boasted about here is the Duke Blue Devil. Trust me, this is
- definatly Lemur Land. Durham is to lemurs what Graceland is to Elvis.
-
- [Stay tuned for further adventures of Murray's visit to Lemurland!
- Same lemur-time, same lemur-channel...]
-
- Greg "Maybe they should be the Duke Blue Lemurs" Bole
-