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Overview: Museum of Natural History
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Adoptable Lemurs
Adopt a Lemur packages aren’t just snuggly! These symbolic adoptions connect you, or your gift recipient, to a real lemur who resides at the Duke Lemur Center!
More than just a cuddly friend, each huggable plush comes with a code to sign up for an entire year of quarterly updates about your lemur adoptee. You’ll also receive a complete adoption kit—an irresistibly cute, thoughtfully curated, and educational “gift for good” for yourself or someone you love ❤️
Fady the Aye-aye
Halley the Black and White Ruffed Lemur
Gisela the Coquerel’s Sifaka
Raven the Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur
Randy the Ring-tailed Lemur
Baby’s First Year: Ultimate Adoption Package
To adopt, choose your favorite lemur in the grid above. For all but the “Baby’s First Year” adoption package, you’ll be redirected to the secure Duke Stores website to complete your purchase.
What’s In Your Adoption Kit
Your $100 adoption fee contributes toward high-quality food, enriching activities for the animals, and top-notch veterinary care. It also helps fund educational outreach and the DLC’s conservation programs to protect lemurs in their wild habitat, Madagascar.
In return, you’ll receive:
❤️ A huggable plush lemur custom designed for the DLC based on photos of our resident lemurs
❤️ Quarterly updates and photos sent via email sharing news about your adopted lemur for one year, so you can stay up to date with your adoptee, his or her family group, and their life at the DLC (curious what the updates are like? here’s the
update sent to Gisela’s adopters
this summer!)
❤️ Adopter-exclusive materials, including a full-color folder, two stickers, a 20-page full-color booklet, and a frameable photo
❤️ Access to an online Adoption Portal with additional photos, biographical details, and other materials about your adopted lemur and the DLC
Ready to adopt? Click the image of your favorite lemur in the grid above!
From left to right: Fady the aye-aye, Halley the black and white ruffed lemur, Gisela the Coquerel’s sifaka, Raven the fat-tailed dwarf lemur, and Randy the ring-tailed lemur.
Meet the Lemurs
Fady the aye-aye:
Aye-ayes are one of the most unique animals in the world, foraging at night using echolocation and their specialized tapping fingers! Adopt Fady (whose name means “taboo” in Malagasy) to learn about our
in-situ conservation work,
partnering with Malagasy communities to protect lemurs’ dwindling habitats.
Adopt Fady now!
Halley the black and white ruffed lemur:
Halley lives up to her namesake, the famous comet! She blazes her way through life as a busy mom balancing a research schedule, infant rearing, and her relationship with her mate.
Adopt Halley now!
Gisela the Coquerel’s sifaka:
Popularized by the show
Zoboomafoo,
the DLC has the largest population of Coquerel’s sifakas in human care! Adopt Gisela (the daughter of the sifaka who played Zoboomafoo!) to learn about the DLC’s ex-situ conservation programs, including our
conservation breeding program
and our ongoing collaboration with Madagascar’s licensed zoos.
Adopt Gisela now!
Raven the fat-tailed dwarf lemur:
Dwarf lemurs are the only hibernating primates in the world! Adopt Raven to learn about the DLC’s
non-invasive research program,
including how these tiny primates might be the key to
interstellar travel.
Adopt Raven now!
Randy the ring-tailed lemur:
Ring-tailed lemurs aren’t just iconic; they’re also one of the most adaptable lemur species! Adopt Randy to learn how DLC staff care for these endangered primates, providing the
highest standard
of animal care and
wellbeing
to our residents.
Adopt Randy now!
Virtual Adoptions
Whether you’re a first-time adopter who wants to forego the plush lemur and complete kit, or an existing adopter who wants to renew and receive an additional year of updates, virtual adoptions are a fantastic way to stay connected to your favorite lemur!
$50 virtual adoptions include quarterly email updates about your lemur adoptee for one year plus access to an online Adoption Portal with photos, biographical details, and other materials about your adopted lemur and the Duke Lemur Center.
Click the links below to complete your virtual adoption:
Fady the aye-aye—
virtual adoption only
Halley the black and white ruffed lemur—
virtual adoption only
Gisela the Coquerel’s sifaka—
virtual adoption only
Raven the fat-tailed dwarf lemur—
virtual adoption only
Randy the ring-tailed lemur—
virtual adoption only
Questions?
Please visit the
Adopt a Lemur FAQ
or email us at
adoptalemur@duke.edu
. We’ll be happy to help!
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