Animal of the Month

Each month a different animal is featured in the exhibit area of the Nature Center.  Sometimes we concentrate on a single species like the coyote, sometimes the stars are a group like Insects or songbirds, sometimes the exhibit teaches about specific animal characteristics like beaks or skulls, sometimes we discuss behaviors, sometimes the emphasis might be on a natural community - but it's always interesting. 

2010
Jan:  Armadillo
Feb:  Food Webs and Food Chains
Mar: Soils
Apr: Tiger Salamander
May: Eastern Mole
Jun: Slugs
 

2009
Jan:  Animal's Favorite Seasons
Feb: Natural Community - Oak Hickory Forest
Mar: Natural Community - Vernal Pond
Apr: Natural Community - Prairie
May: Barred Owl
Jun:  Red Fox
Jul:    Beaver
Aug: Natural Community - Freshwater Marsh
Sep:  Monarch Butterfly
Oct:  Fossils
Nov: Lizards
Dec: What's Out At Night

2008
Jan:  Endangered Animals at Lakeside
Feb:  Groundhog
Mar:  Cottontail Rabbit
Apr:  Urban Wildlife
May: What Can You Learn from a Skull?
Jun:  Why Are There So Many Beak Shapes?
Aug: Natural Community - Ponds
Sep:  Bird Migration
Oct:  Symbols of Missouri
Nov: Striped Skunks
Dec: White-tailed Deer

2007
Mar:  Coyote
Apr:  Frogs and Toads 
May: Songbirds
Jun:  Virginia Opossum
Jul:    Raccoon
Aug: Turtles
Sep:  Insects
Oct:   Bats
Nov:  Wild Turkey
Dec:  How Do Animals Cope With Winter

Updated 02/28/10