Learning to 'Speak Lemur': Fulbright Fellow Carly Batist Will Go to Madagascar to Study and Help Protect a Critically Endangered Species
Learning to ‘Speak Lemur’: Fulbright Fellow Carly Batist Will Go to Madagascar to Study and Help Protect a Critically Endangered Species Carly Batist and a black-and-white ruffed lemur (Photos courtesy of Batist) By Lida Tunesi Ph.D. candidate Carly Batist (Anthropology (Biological)) received a 2021–2022 Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant to research the vocalizations of black-and-white ruffed lemurs in Madagascar. Or, as she told The Graduate Center in an interview, “I’m essentially trying to speak lemur.” With her adviser Professor Andrea Baden (GC/Hunter, Anthropolo...