Origin Stories: Dian Fossey
In this never-before-released archival lecture from 1973, the legendary primatologist Dian Fossey tells the story of the early years of her groundbreaking mountain gorilla research.
Seeing the World Through a Tarsier’s Eyes
Tarsiers are small (tennis ball-sized) nocturnal primates that have the largest eyes relative to body size of any known living or extinct vertebrate. Their enormous eyes are thought to enhance visually-guided predation by increasing visual sensitivity in dim light and contrasting an object of focus with a progressive depth of field.
50th Anniversary Gala Portraits
The Leakey Foundation "Discovering Us" 50th Anniversary Gala included a portrait studio that captured elegant photos of our party guests. Please scroll through the gallery and share your photos on social media!
Happy Birthday Leakey Foundation!
Did you know that April 8th is the anniversary of The Leakey Foundation's first board meeting in 1968? This makes for the perfect time to launch festivities for The Leakey Foundation's 50th anniversary!