Holiday Blowout Day 2 (or Lookout Lemurs!)

Today we got to visit my sister's workplace - the Duke Primate Research Center. It was pretty neat, they have quite a few different types of lemurs. One of the more unusual types is an Aye-Aye. They are nocturnal and look kind of like bats with big ears, rodent-like teeth, and big bushy tails. They have very skinny, bony fingers that they use to eat larvae found in old tree trunks. Since they are nocturnal, the enclosures that they are in are dark, and you have to turn on some dim overhead lighting to see them.

We also saw the lemur that looks like Zooboomafoo, I can't remember the species, I'll have to look it up. They really can leap around like that! We got to feed raisins to some of the lemurs, they were all very anxious to get them. I took lots of pictures, but I'm not sure if some of them will turn out. It was pretty dark in most of the cages. The lemurs have to be kept inside right now because it so cold. I will post pictures after I get home.

On another note I feel like I am getting sick. Sore throat and whatnot. It almost never fails with me after I've been on a plane. Or maybe Mama Dip sneezed on my banana pudding last night. I am starting a vigorous regimen of echinacea and Cold Eeze to try and get better quick!