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What can a puppet do that a human can’t? That’s the question puppeteer Dan Hurlin asks every time he writes a new play, including “Bismarck,” a new work he’s developing during a two-week residency with the Department of Theater Studies.
In honor of World Lemur Day on Oct. 29, the Duke Lemur Center invited a virtual audience to brunch with the rare animals. On the menu: nuts and mixed greens. The morning feeding session took place at the research center housed in the Duke Forest, where – during the warm months of the year – lemurs bound through more than 80 acres of woods. Founded in 1966, the center is now home to more than 200 lemurs representing 14 different species, making it the most diverse colony of lemurs outside of Madagascar.