The DLC’s Class of 2024
Welcome to our 2024 class roster! Scroll down to learn about each of our newest arrivals, or click the links to read their full birth announcements. Infants will be added as they are announced throughout baby season!
Ficus, Monstera, and Pothos
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Photo by Kathryn F.
Birthday: May 29, 2024
Species: Gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus)
Mom: Fauna
Name Origin: Houseplants
Read more about Ficus, Monstera, and Pothos!
Cirilla
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Photo by David Haring.
Birthday: April 19, 2024
Species: Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
Parents: Alena and Stewart
Name Origin: Cirilla “Ciri” from The Witcher series by Andrzej Sapkowski
Eowyn and Merry
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Photo by David Haring.
Birthday: March 19, 2024
Species: Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
Parents: Sierra Mist and Licinius
Name Origin: Eowyn and Meriadoc “Merry” Brandybuck from the Lord of the Rings series by J.R.R. Tolkien
Read more about Eowyn and Merry!
Pax
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Photo by David Haring.
Birthday: January 20, 2024
Species: Coquerel’s sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
Parents: Magdalena and Gratian
Name Origin: Roman goddess of peace
Albus
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Photo by David Haring.
Birthday: December 14, 2023
Species: Coquerel’s sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
Parents: Rodelinda and Johann
Name Origin: Latin for “white” and the moniker for a Roman port city (Portus Albus, or “White Harbor”)