Jovian

Jovian (April 5, 1994 – November 10, 2014) was a Coquerel's sifaka lemur, best known for portraying the title character in the children's television series Zoboomafoo. Biography Jovian was born on April 5, 1994, at the Duke Lemur Center in Durham, North Carolina, to parents Nigel and Flavia. Jovian sometimes shared the title role with his father. When Martin Kratt and his younger brother Chris wanted a lemur co-host for their TV show Zoboomafoo, Martin returned to the Duke Lemur Center, where he had previously volunteered while a student at Duke University. In 1997, the Kratts prepared for the show by filming Jovian and his parents jumping around an outdoor cage modeled on the stage set. Jovian appeared on the program from January 1999 to June 2001. Jovian would appear mostly in the opening segments, before transforming into a talking lemur puppet after eating his meals. Zoboomafoo's voice was provided by veteran Canadian puppeteer Gord Robertson.