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 - but it's always interesting. 

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