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TIL That Zoboomafoo was the lemur's stage name, with the full name being "Jovian Marcus Kendall" (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 3 months ago by otter@lemmy.ca to c/til@lemmy.ca

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As an extra TIL, he has grandchildren!

The first relative of Jovian to be born after his death was his granddaughter Isabella, born on January 25, 2015

An adorable video: Lemur Grandchild of Famous Zoboomafoo Born at Duke University

On June 15, 2021, the Kratt Brothers' official TikTok account uploaded a video showing Jovian's new granddaughter Cassia, born from his daughter Gisela

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[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago

RIP to a real one

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

My daughter loved that show.

Apparently that kind of lemur generally only lives 25 to 30 years, and that one only lived 20.