The DLC’s curatorial team has received Duke University’s highest staff and faculty honor. Meet Britt, Kristin, and Meg—recipients of Duke’s 2022-23 Presidential Award! We’re incredibly proud of these three wonderful women for all of the effort and passion they put into caring for our lemur colony. Read the full story in Duke Today. Published January […]
By Faye Goodwin, Lead Education Technician A Rapidly Disappearing Paradise Some say that the island of Madagascar is like a time capsule—a place where the echoes of prehistoric wildlife are still heard in the jungles and spiny deserts. Some call Madagascar the Eighth Continent, referring to its size and scale of biodiversity. Within this California-sized […]
By Faye Goodwin, Lead Education Technician Who Are We? Humans have always been fascinated with our own origins. From creation stories to recorded histories, from family lines and family trees, to the discovery of our own roots in the primate order; we are always learning the story of humanity, and what it means to be […]
By Faye Goodwin, Lead Education Technician From three inches tall to three feet tall; from fat-tailed to bushy-tailed to no-tailed, the lemur family boasts incredible diversity. With 108 species living today, lemurs have spent over 60 million years adapting to the various habitats of Madagascar, resulting in an amazing range of shapes, sizes, and specializations. […]
By Faye Goodwin, Lead Education Technician Creatures of the Night As the sun sets on the forests of Madagascar, the lively hum of insects, birds, reptiles and lemurs ebbs into quiet. Night falls, and a new world begins to emerge in the darkness. The chorus of frogs, the rattle of tenrec spines, and the whisper […]
By Alanna Marron, Lead Education Technician Who Was Megaladapis? Slowly and deliberately, a large creature moves through the tree tops. Its large hands and feet securely grasp the branches as it reaches for a tasty branch of leaves. This is Megaladapis. Also known as the “koala lemur,” Megaladapis is an extinct subfossil lemur from Madagascar. […]
