Lemur Sounds PART 2!

Lemurs communicate using scent, sight, and sound! Each species has its own "vocabulary" of vocalizations, which may be used to alert fellow group members when predators are near, to warn competitors to stay away, or to communicate with group members who might be far away in the forest.

How many of these shrieks, grunts, barks, eeps, and other vocalizations have YOU heard? 😃

Big thanks to Will Goodwin, our 2019 Communications Intern, for creating this fabulous video for us! Sounds were recorded by Patrick Ross (mouse lemur territorial chatter), Sydney Dye (aye-aye infant contact call), Sara Clark (sifaka "shu-fawk," aye-aye drumming, ruffed lemur alarm call), and Will Goodwin (all others). Photos were provided by David Haring, Bob Karp, and Will Goodwin.

To view Lemur Sounds PART 1, created several years ago, please visit    • Lemur Sounds  .

To learn more about lemurs, please visit the Duke Lemur Center website: https://lemur.duke.edu/.