Check out this week’s featured specimen!
(Pictured below, really close up!)
Photo: N. Sincero © California Academy of Sciences
Can you guess what it is?
Here are some hints:
- This animal digs its own burrow for its home.
- This animal helps with the dispersal of seeds.
Leave us a comment with your answer! Then come see us in the Classroom on Sunday, February 19th at 2:30 pm for Science Story Adventures to see if you’re right and to learn more about this animal. Science Story Adventures is our program for children ages 4 – 8 and their caregivers. In the program, we explore the natural world through stories, specimens, games and crafts.
Monday, February 13th, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Decorate a valentine for an African Penguin in preparation for the annual Day of Love.
Valentine-making activities in the Naturalist Center from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm, while supplies last. The birds will receive them as nesting material at 11:30 am and 3:30 pm.
Make a puppet to celebrate Charles Darwin’s 203rd birthday!
Friday, February 10 at 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Saturday, February 11 at 10:00am to 5:00pm
Check out this week’s featured specimen!
(Pictured below, really close up!)
Photo: C. Spears.
Can you guess what it is?
Here are some hints:
- This animal eats mainly invertebrates, such as worms, snails and insects.
- Although this animal lives in dry habitats, it is a good swimmer.
Leave us a comment with your answer! Then come see us in the Classroom on Sunday, February 12th at 2:30 pm for Science Story Adventures to see if you’re right and to learn more about this animal. Science Story Adventures is our program for children ages 4 – 8 and their caregivers. In the program, we explore the natural world through stories, specimens, games and crafts.
Photo: Flying dragon (Draco volans). Alfius Leman
Test your design skills by creating a variety of simple objects from a Borneo glider to an aluminum foil boat for transferring marine specimens. Join us for these and other drop-in activities to celebrate National Engineers Week (February 19th -25th).
Saturday, February 18th, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm in the Classroom
