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The Butterfly Kingdom
Find out about Taiwan's fascinating fluttering insects.
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Life in the City
The city is bustling with life—from tiny mites to mightly trees!
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Endangered Species Game
Play this game to find out how a law protects animals and plants.
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Work the System!
Grab the magical magnifying glass and take a close look at what's living in the mangroves.
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What's the Big Idea About Biodiversity?
It's the differences in this world that make all the difference!
Make Your Own Creatures of Light
Create land and sea animals that "glow" in the dark!
The Butterfly Kingdom
Find out about Taiwan's fascinating fluttering insects.
Global Grocery
How far have your groceries traveled? Find out!
Around the World with DNA
Travel around the world with museum scientists: from Madagascar to the Western U.S. to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.
Draw a Monarch
Learn how to create a scientific illustration of a monarch butterfly in a few easy steps!
Bio-Benefits
Did you know that biodiversity provides us with things that we need?
Biodiversity Books
Explore biodiversity with these 12 books.
Bio Poll
Make your opinion count!
Dive Into Worlds Within the Sea
Find out what lives in the deep sea, coral reef, and continental shelf?
Meet the OLogist: Felicity Arengo
Watch these videos to explore Felicity's work as a conservation biologist.
Life in the City
The city is bustling with life—from tiny mites to mightly trees!
DNA Detective
Join scientist George Amato on his quest to stop criminals smuggling illegal goods.
Feed the Birds
Make your own bird feeder and record your observations in a bird journal.
Welcome to the Dzanga-Sangha
Play this game to explore the animals and plants in an African rain forest.
Endangered Species Game
Play this game to find out how a law protects animals and plants.
Keeping a Field Journal
Want to figure out the wildlife in your area and the impact of genetics? Start a field journal, and track how your favorite critter looks and behaves.
Make Your Own Biodiversity Stationery
Send a note to a friend with these colorful letterheads.
How to Help Biodiversity
Find out how biodiversity depends on you.
Saving Species
Take a world-wide tour of biodiversity with three scientists.
Work the System!
Grab the magical magnifying glass and take a close look at what's living in the mangroves.
Going Going Gone
Why are many animal and plant species dying out forever?
It Takes All Kinds to Make a World
The ocean's one diverse place. Take the surfboard challenge, and ride the waves of biodiversity!
What's This?
Can you tell, just by looking at it, if a pygmy loris is a rodent, a primate, or a raccoon's relative? Put your knowledge of Vietnam's animals to the test.
Meet the OLogist: Eleanor Sterling
Explore how Eleanor, Ismael, Keally, and Marco are protecting the world's animals and plants.
Tree of Life
Explore this family tree of living things on Earth.
Meet the Biodiversity OLogists
Find out where Rob, Emily, Logan, and Seth have followed their born curiosity.
Web of Life
Play this game with your friends to discover how all living things are connected.
What Do You Know About Biodiversity?
Test your knowledge about the variety of life on Earth with this quiz.
The Legend of Flying Frog
Invent a story about an endangered species. Then draw and write about it!
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Mystery at the Museum: An Accomplice Adventure
May 26th, 2012 thru May 27th, 2012
Starball: Family Planetarium Program
Jun 9th, 2012 thru Jun 9th, 2012
Great Barrier Reef
Jun 10th, 2012 thru Jun 10th, 2012
Identification Day
Jun 16th, 2012 thru Jun 16th, 2012
Members-Only Sleepover
Aug 11th, 2012 thru Aug 11th, 2012
Bats are the only mammals that can truly fly.
There are more than 1 million species of insects and spiders.
More than 99% of animal species don’t have a backbone.
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