Zoboomafoo's real name was Jovian. He was a Coquerel's Sifaka who was born at the Duke Primate Center in 1994. He died November 10, 2014.
A portion of the Animal Junction set was built inside a lemur cage at the Duke Primate Center. Interactions between the Kratt Brothers and Jovian, the lemur who played Zoboomafoo were filmed over two months.
After the last episode premiered on November 21, 2001, PBS aired reruns of the show nationally until February 1, 2009. Local PBS stations continued airing reruns until December 23, 2017.
Zoboomafoo had an Ontario, Canada accent.
Sprout aired reruns from September 26, 2005 to February 13, 2012.