Date and Time
- Sat, Mar 14, 2026 - Sun, Aug 23, 2026 10am-5pm
Location
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
11 W Jones St
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Details
In the ultimate battle for survival, every animal has a plan.
Explore the striking ways nature fights back in “Staying Alive,” featuring 17 live animals from around the world with unbelievable self-defense strategies. Come face to face with trippy toads, armored armadillos, a two-toed sloth and more.
Discover how these defenders deploy an amazing arsenal of high-fashion camouflage and mimicry, specialized armor and advanced chemical warfare – like stink bombs, caboose cannons and smoke screens – to hide in plain sight, stand their ground or even drop a limb and make a run for it.
Enjoy live animals, larger-than-life sculptures and hands-on displays. Perfect for families and animal lovers of all ages. Offered in English & Spanish.
