We’re bringing back Wild Workshops this fall, including two brand new options! Wild Workshops are a fantastic way to see the lemurs in our off-season (October – April), and one of the ONLY ways to see our elusive aye-ayes. We’ve brought back our popular Enrichment Wild Workshops on weekends, and we’re now offering two evening options in October and November (see below). Registration is open now for October and November dates. You do need a reservation to visit the lemurs, and you can click HERE to see full details for our Wild Workshops and reserve your spots now!
Wild Workshops – Creatures of the Night
Celebrate spooky season with the Duke Lemur Center’s nocturnal residents in our new Creatures of the Night Wild Workshop! This brand new program focuses on the incredible nocturnal primates of the Duke Lemur Center! You’ll learn what makes these animals so special, and maybe even hear a few spooky tales, while you watch them enjoy the enrichment you made for them. Please note that we will devote all of our time to the nocturnal species, so we will only have the opportunity to see fat-tailed dwarf lemurs, gray mouse lemurs, Moholi bush babies, and aye-ayes during this program. This evening program will be offered 5-7PM on most Thursday and Friday evenings in October.
Learn about the incredible evolutionary story of lemurs in our new Extreme Evolution Wild Workshop! Delve into the marvels of lemur evolution with DLC Museum of Natural History Curator, Dr. Matt Borths, AND see the ultimate living examples of extreme evolution in this brand new program! While you learn, you can practice your fossil preparation skills on real specimens from our collection, hold a 50-million year old primate skull, and maybe even find a fossilized shark tooth to bring home with you! We’ll end the evening by visiting some of our amazing aye-ayes with tasty treats and stepping behind the scenes in the Borruel Center—home of our veterinary and research departments. This unique program includes elements from the DLC Museum of Natural History, but it will be held on our main campus at 3705 Erwin Road from 5-7PM on Thursday evenings starting in November. Please note that while there will be many fossil primates shared, the only living lemurs we will visit are the aye-ayes.
Registration is open now for October and November dates. You do need a reservation to visit the lemurs, and you can click HERE to see full details for our Wild Workshops and reserve your spots now!
