Rare baby aye-aye born at lemur center in U.S.(1/3)

Meet Melisandre, a baby lemur born at the Duke Lemur Center who is one of only 25 of her kind in the U.S. Melisandre was born on August 13, 2019. She was weighed at 81 grams the next day. Her keeper says, despite being small, Mel seems bright, alert and strong. The Lemur Center says aye-ayes are endangered on Madagascar, their native island. Logging and hunting have brought their population numbers down in recent decades. (Photo/VCG)

Meet Melisandre, a baby lemur born at the Duke Lemur Center who is one of only 25 of her kind in the U.S. Melisandre was born on August 13, 2019. She was weighed at 81 grams the next day. Her keeper says, despite being small, Mel seems bright, alert and strong. The Lemur Center says aye-ayes are endangered on Madagascar, their native island. Logging and hunting have brought their population numbers down in recent decades. (Photo/VCG)

Meet Melisandre, a baby lemur born at the Duke Lemur Center who is one of only 25 of her kind in the U.S. Melisandre was born on August 13, 2019. She was weighed at 81 grams the next day. Her keeper says, despite being small, Mel seems bright, alert and strong. The Lemur Center says aye-ayes are endangered on Madagascar, their native island. Logging and hunting have brought their population numbers down in recent decades. (Photo/VCG)