Happy World Lemur Day 2026!
We’ve got lots of exciting ways for you to participate in this year’s World Lemur Day celebration! From free livestreams to exclusive adopt packages and new plushes, this is your landing page for all things World Lemur Day 2026.
Live from Madagascar (with Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants)
Oct 30 at 9:00 am ET: Celebrate World Lemur Day with a live community outreach event in Madagascar’s SAVA region!
Oct 31 at 9:00 am ET: Explore Madagascar’s unique forests with our DLC-SAVA Conservation team and catch a glimpse of wild lemurs!
Oct 31 at 11:00 am ET: Tune in for an after-dark look into the forest to search for wild nocturnal lemurs!
Blue-eyed Black Lemur Plushes are Here!
These new plushes were custom designed for the Duke Lemur Center based on photos of our resident blue-eyed black lemurs, a critically endangered species with an estimated fewer than 1,000 individuals remaining in the wild. Female (orange) and male (black) plushes will be available for purchase on our online store beginning on 10/26!
Photos by Sara Nicholson.
Symbolically Adopt Leigh and McAvoy
Celebrate World Lemur Day 2026 with an EXCLUSIVE limited time adoption of blue-eyed black lemurs Leigh and McAvoy!
Nine-year-old Leigh and three-year-old McAvoy are a mother-son duo of blue-eyed black lemurs. These critically endangered lemurs are among the most endangered primate species in the world, with possibly fewer than 1,000 individuals remaining in the wild, so maintaining a genetically diverse population of these lemurs in human care is a crucial safety net. Leigh and McAvoy are a beautiful pair who illustrate the striking sexual dichromatism of this species and are a testament to the DLC’s role in the conservation breeding program for these incredible animals.
These limited time symbolic adoption packages will include BOTH plushes, which were custom designed based on photos of the DLC’s resident blue-eyed black lemurs, as well as a full color booklet, stickers, and a link to your online portal, where you will be able to read more about Leigh and McAvoy’s story and sign up for quarterly email updates through the end of 2027.
Blue-eyed black lemur adoption packages and plushes will be available on our online store (with international shipping) beginning on 10/26… aka the Monday leading up to World Lemur Day (10/30)! A direct link will be posted here when they go live!
Shop Duke Lemur Center Merchandise
To celebrate World Lemur Day, we will be adding new items to our online store. All purchases “give back” to the lemurs at the Duke Lemur Center! Merchandise sales help fund the Education Department and pay for lemur care, housing, veterinary supplies, and conservation initiatives, so you can feel good about the products you buy—or gift to someone you love!
