Frogs, Turtles and Foxes, oh my!

Since I spend most of my time out in Explore the Wild, I get to see a lot of our native wildlife. I’m no photographer extraordinaire like Ranger Greg but I thought I would share some of my favorite pictures! To see some of Ranger Greg’s photos–click here! There is so much to see out in Explore the Wild if you take the time to look!Read more

A New North Carolina Native?

So for the most part, anyone familiar with the Museum knows that we concentrate mainly on native species in our animal collection.  There are of course a few exceptions.  The Lemurs would normally hail from Madagascar, the education Bearded Dragons would be from Australia (and I myself am originally from New York City).  But all in all, our “wild species” (sorry, Lightning-you don’t count!) are from somewhere in good old NC.  But here’s the interesting part… our state species list doesn’tRead more