The Duke Lemur Center announced the births of three sets of twins.
Belladonna, a gray mouse lemur, gave birth to twin females Rhubarb and Taro. Belladonna’s family is named after toxic plants; rhubarb has toxic leaves but an edible stem, and taro is toxic unless cooked correctly, according to the post.
Mushmelon, another gray mouse lemur, gave birth to a female named Lychee and a male named Rambutan, both named after fruits.
Merriweather, also a gray mouse lemur, gave birth to sisters Beautyberry and Tea Olive. The Lemur Center said that the twins, named after flowering plants, would be the final two infants of the 2024 baby season.
According to the Lemur Center, gray mouse lemurs commonly have single children, twins and triplets. Adults grow to only about three inches tall. The Lemur Center houses one of the only gray mouse lemur breeding colonies in North America.
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