The DLC’s Class of 2023
Welcome to our 2023 class roster! Scroll down to learn about each of our newest arrivals, or click their pictures to read their full birth announcements. Infants will be added as they are announced throughout baby season!
Jack Frost, Seaweed, and Cattail
Photo by David Haring.
Birthday: August 14, 2023
Species: Gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus)
Mom: Tumbleweed
Name Origin: Plants
Read more about Jack Frost, Seaweed, and Cattail!
Belladonna, Wolfsbane, and Jimson Weed
Photo by Jodi S.
Birthday: August 8, 2023
Species: Gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus)
Mom: Fauna
Name Origin: Toxic plants
Read more about Belladonna, Wolfsbane, and Jimson Weed!
Wigeon and Eider
Photo by Kathryn F.
Birthday: July 15, 2023
Species: Fat-tailed dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus medius)
Parents: Dominique Chicken and Goose
Name Origin: Types of ducks
Read more about Wigeon and Eider!
Hazelnut
Photo by David Haring.
Birthday: July 21, 2023
Species: Gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus)
Mom: Tiger Lily
Name Origin: Nut
Lunaria
Photo by David Haring.
Birthday: July 15, 2023
Species: Gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus)
Mom: Teazel
Name Origin: Genus of flowering plants
Nyx
Photo by Sara Nicholson.
Birthday: June 12, 2023
Species: Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
Parents: Sophia and Randy
Name Origin: Greek goddess of the night
Hyacinth and Peony
Photo by David Haring.
Birthday: July 5, 2023
Species: Gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus)
Mom: Plumeria
Name Origin: Flowers
Read more about Hyacinth and Peony!
Marshmallow and Peppermint
Photo by David Haring.
Birthday: July 1, 2023
Species: Gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus)
Mom: Hydrangea
Name Origin: The marshmallow plant (Althaea officinalis) and the herb peppermint
Read more about Marshmallow and Peppermint!
Baneberry
Photo by David Haring.
Birthday: June 26, 2023
Species: Gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus)
Mom: Indigo
Name Origin: A toxic flowering plant
Minerva
Photo by Sara Nicholson.
Birthday: March 12, 2023
Species: Coquerel’s sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
Parents: Pompeia and Gordian
Name Origin: The Roman goddess of wisdom
Roseate Spoonbill and Wood Stork
Photo by Madison A.
Birthday: May 28, 2023
Species: Fat-tailed dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus medius)
Parents: Tottenham and Francolin
Name Origin: Native Floridian birds
Read more about Roseate Spoonbill and Wood Stork!
Kepler and Spitzer
Photo by Madison A.
Birthday: May 7, 2023
Species: Black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata variegata)
Parents: Halley and Bruno
Name Origin: NASA’s Kepler and Spitzer Space Telescopes
Read more about Kepler and Spitzer!
McAvoy
Photo by Sara Nicholson.
Birthday: April 5, 2023
Species: Blue-eyed black lemur (Eulemur flavifrons)
Parents: Leigh and Lincoln
Name Origin: Scottish actor James McAvoy
Scipio
Photo by David Haring.
Birthday: March 19, 2023
Species: Coquerel’s sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
Parents: Magdalena and Gratian
Name Origin: Scipio Africanus, the Roman general who led his army to victory against Carthage in the Second Punic War
Sherlock
Photo by Sara Nicholson.
Birthday: April 7, 2023
Species: Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
Parents: Sierra Mist and Licinius
Name Origin: Sherlock Holmes from the eponymous novels by Arthur Conan Doyle
Jasper
Photo by Sara Nicholson.
Birthday: March 23, 2023
Species: Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
Parents: Alena and Stewart
Name Origin: Jasper Hale from the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
Egeria
Photo by David Haring.
Birthday: January 5, 2023
Species: Coquerel’s sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
Parents: Rodelinda and Johann
Name Origin: Egeria was named by donors and gets her name from a Roman consort who was rumored to be a nymph
