Featured Activities
Celebrate the Lemur Conservation Foundation’s 7th Annual World Lemur Festival with these free activities!
Welcome to the Festival! We hope you enjoy the many fun and free activities listed below.
Lemurs are the most endangered group of mammals on Earth, but our collective actions can make a difference for these primates.
This year, four lemurs representing three endangered species were born on the Lemur Conservation Foundation’s 130-acre lemur reserve in Myakka City, FL. Each baby born is a step toward saving the world’s oldest living primates.
In addition, our oldest lemur, Yuengling, celebrated his 32nd birthday. Our second oldest lemur, Clarissa, celebrated her 30th birthday. Each lemur on the reserve is a safety net for their species!
Again, welcome! We hope you enjoy, learn, and share these activities with friends and family. Together, we can save lemurs from extinction!
Special thanks to festival sponsors Lisa and Steve McLennan
Happening All Week
“Little hope” by Taraoo Ranarison (painting). Grand Prize, 2023
Visit our Incredible Art Gallery and Vote for Your Favorite!
The Lemur Conservation Foundation’s 7th Annual World Lemur Festival Juried Art Exhibition attracted entries from around the world. After rigorous deliberations, our panel of judges have selected the winning pieces.
Now we want to hear from you! Check out all the outstanding submissions and vote for your favorite by Thursday, October 24th 5pm EST!
The piece with the most votes by the deadline will be recognized as the Community Favorite and win $100!
Video of the Day
Enjoy a different entertaining and educational video about lemurs each day of the festival.
Enter our Raffle for a Chance to Win Cash and Prizes!
Help lemurs by entering our Raffle. Proceeds from the 50/50 World Lemur Festival Raffle help save lemurs from extinction. One lucky winner will win 50% of the money raised, plus additional prizes!
Daily Trivia: Test Your Lemur Knowledge for a Chance to be Named Lemur Champion!
Pop in each day to answer a new Trivia Question! Every day one winner will receive a special prize.
Each day’s question must be answered that same day to be eligible to win.
The previous day’s answer will be revealed beneath the current day’s question.
Lemur Loot – Get Your Hands on Exclusive Tees, Totes and more!
Get exclusive Lemur Conservation Foundation items, including tees, tanks, sweatshirts, water bottles, hats and limited-edition World Lemur Festival items at our LCF Store
Or, check out the Lemur Conservation Foundation’s online gift shop, for books, coffee, paintings made by lemurs, Madagascar crafts, and more!
Every purchase you make helps support our vital conservation work to ensure lemurs survive for generations to come.
Daily Activity: Puzzles, Trivia, Crosswords and More!
Visit each day for a fun new lemur-themed activity!
From word jumbles to puzzles, test your lemur knowledge and your puzzling skills all week long.
Go on a Virtual Tour of the Lemur Reserve!
Experience the magic of LCF’s Florida reserve in the comfort of your own home by diving into our interactive 360° tour!
Learn about LCF’s critical work to protect lemurs from extinction both in Florida and halfway around the world in their native home of Madagascar.
~ Congratulations Lemur Trivia Champions! ~
Check back daily for the winner of each day’s question.
Monday’s winner: Helen Morris
Tuesday’s winner: Patricia Orgera
Wednesday’s winner: Jennifer Hamada
Thursday’s winner: Georgia Owen
Friday’s winner: Cathy Schlegel
Welcome to the Festival!
Click on each day for activities, videos and more…
10:00 AM EST: Art Contest Winners Announced & Community Favorite Voting Begins
Check out the gallery of incredible submissions, and vote for your favorite!
“Crowned Lemur” (pastels) by SK Jamison. 2nd Place Winner, 2023
Lemur Trivia Day 1: Answer today’s trivia question for a chance to win a prize!
Test Your Knowledge — Submit your answer to the daily trivia question! Every day, a winner will receive a special prize!
The answer to today’s trivia question will be revealed in tomorrow’s trivia section
Lemurs very rarely eat other lemurs. Name one lemur species that occasionally does.
Video of the day:
Conservation Across Continents: Madagascar
Learn more about LCF’s vital work in Madagascar.
Activity of the Day: Jigsaw Puzzle
Assemble the Red Ruffed Family! How fast can you complete the puzzle?
Raffle: Enter to Help lemurs & Get a Chance to Win Prizes!
Proceeds from the 50/50 World Lemur Festival Raffle help save lemurs from extinction.
One lucky winner will win 50% of the money raised, plus additional prizes!
Lemur Trivia Day 2: Do You Know Your lemurs? You May Win a Prize!
Test Your Knowledge — Submit your answer to the daily trivia question! Every day a winner will receive a special prize.
The answer to today’s trivia question will be revealed in tomorrow’s trivia section
Which lemur species has the largest home range?
Answer to Monday’s Trivia: Coquerel’s dwarf lemur (Mirza coquereli), also known as Coquerel’s giant mouse lemur, been observed to occasionally predate gray mouse lemurs (Microcebus murinus).
References:
Schliehe-Diecks, Susanne & Markolf, Matthias & Huchard, Elise. (2011). When big lemurs swallow up small ones: Coquerel’s dwarf lemur as a predator of grey mouse lemurs and endemic rodents. Lemur News. 15. 13-14.
Video of the day: “Don’t cry Sifaka!”
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Toavina Mendel AINJANAHARY from Maroantsetra, Madagascar submitted this wonderful 2-D animation, “Don’t cry Sifaka!” He said he hopes his creation inspires viewers to “save Propithecus verreauxi (Verreaux’s sifaka) in the Menabe Antimena forest.”
The Lemur Conservation Foundation was inspired by his submission and has decided to add an Animation category to next year’s World Lemur Festival’s Juried Art Contest! We are excited to showcase this art form with the creation of a new category with separate awards.
Daily Activity: Word search – Find the Lemur-Related Words!
Raffle: Enter to Help lemurs & Get a Chance to Win Prizes!
Proceeds from the 50/50 World Lemur Festival Raffle help save lemurs from extinction.
One lucky winner will win 50% of the money raised, plus additional prizes!
Lemur Trivia Day 3: Your Lemur Expertise Could Make You a Winner!
Test Your Knowledge — Submit your answer to the daily trivia question! Every day a winner will receive a special prize.
The answer to today’s trivia question will be revealed in tomorrow’s trivia section
A recently-published study based on research done at LCF identified three ways foraging lemurs find their food – what are they?
Answer to Tuesday’s Trivia: Remarkably, male aye-aye lemurs (Daubentonia madagascariensis) have a home range over 25 square kilometers or almost 10 square miles. Females were found to have a much smaller home range of about 7.7 square kilometers. These home range sizes are much higher than other lemur species. For example, diademed sifakas in undisturbed rainforests have a home range of .8 square kilometers (under 1 sqkm).
NOTE: Ruffed lemurs also have very large home ranges, so those answers were also accepted.
Reference:
Sefczek, T. M., Hagenson, R. A., Randimbiharinirina, D. R., Rakotondrazandry, J. N., & Louis, E. E. (2020). Home range size and seasonal variation in habitat use of aye-ayes (Daubentonia madagascariensis) in Torotorofotsy, Madagascar. Folia Primatologica, 91(6), 558-574.
Irwin, M. T. (2008). Diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema) ranging and habitat use in continuous and fragmented forest: higher density but lower viability in fragments? Biotropica, 40(2), 231-240.
Video of the day:
Animal Zone Visits LCF
Activity of the Day: Match Game – Link the Lemurs to Their Species!
Enter for Your Chance to Win Cash and Prizes!
Proceeds from the 50/50 World Lemur Festival Raffle help save lemurs from extinction.
One lucky winner will win 50% of the money raised, plus additional prizes!
5:00 PM EST: Community Favorite Art Voting Deadline
Last Chance to Vote For Your Favorite Piece!
Visit our 2024 Art Gallery and place your vote for Community Favorite by 5pm EST.
Featured Left: “Hope for Conservation” (Colored Pencil) by Samantha L. Community Favorite from the 2022 festival.
Lemur Trivia Day 4: Dazzle Us with Your Knowledge and You May Win a Prize!
Submit your answer to the daily trivia question! Every day a winner will receive a special prize.
The answer to today’s trivia question will be revealed in tomorrow’s trivia section
One of the major influencers in the founding of the Lemur Conservation Foundation had a lemur species named in their honor. Who is this renowned expert, and which species bears their name?
Answer to Wednesday’s Trivia: The study by New York University researchers observed that lemurs used smell, social cues, and long-term memory to locate hidden fruit, a combination that may have deep evolutionary roots.
Reference: Cunningham, E.P., Janal, M.N., Wolk, R. et al. (2024) Brown Lemur (Eulemur spp.) Use of Olfaction, Memory, and Social Strategies to Obtain Cantaloupe. Int J Primatol.
Video of the day:
Conservation Across Continents: LCF’s Work in Myakka City, Florida
Activity of the Day: Crossword
Test Your Lemur Knowledge!
Time is Running Out! Don’t Miss Your Chance to Win Great Prizes!
Proceeds from the 50/50 World Lemur Festival Raffle help save lemurs from extinction.
One lucky winner will win 50% of the money raised, plus additional prizes!
12:00 PM EST: Community Artist Favorite Reveal
You voted, and we listened: the results are in! Check here to see which art submission was voted as Community Favorite.
Lemur Trivia Day 5: Last Chance to Test Your Knowledge and Win Prizes!
Submit your answer to the daily trivia question! Every day a winner will receive a special prize/
The answer to today’s trivia question will be revealed at the end of the day.
This species of lemur has been found to routinely consume a substance at a concentration that could be toxic to humans. Which lemur species and what is the substance?
Answer to Thursday’s Trivia: An expert in paleoanthropology, primatology, evolutionary biology, and evolutionary theory, Dr. Ian Tattersall inspired LCF’s founder Penelope Bodry-Sanders to open the lemur reserve. Dr. Tattersall’s namesake lemur is Tattersall’s sifaka (Propithicus tattersalli), the golden-crowned sifaka, which he discovered in 1974.
References:
Mittermeier, R.A.; Konstant, W.R.; Hawkins, F.; Louis, E.E.; et al. (2006). Lemurs of Madagascar. Illustrated by S.D. Nash (2nd ed.). Conservation International.
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Video of the day:
Saving Lemurs at the Lemur Conservation Foundation.
Activity of the Day: Memory Game
Match the Lemur Pairs Before Time Runs Out!
Ticket Sales End Soon! Don’t Miss Your Chance!
Raffle Drawing Grand Prize and Additional Winners:
Draw date: Monday, Oct. 28th. Visit www.lemur5050.com to see the winners!
Thank you to all who entered! The lemurs are the biggest winners of all!
