{"id":120041,"global_id":"naturalsciences.org\/calendar?id=120041","global_id_lineage":["naturalsciences.org\/calendar?id=120041"],"author":"60","status":"publish","date":"2026-03-24 09:19:50","date_utc":"2026-03-24 13:19:50","modified":"2026-03-24 09:19:50","modified_utc":"2026-03-24 13:19:50","url":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/event\/live-animal-feeding-ocean-habitat-4\/2026-04-24\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/120041","title":"Live Animal Feeding \u2013 Ocean Habitat","description":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img-responsive aligncenter wp-image-91620 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NIK_8882_edited_nik_1200w-1.jpg\" alt=\"A French angelfish.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NIK_8882_edited_nik_1200w-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NIK_8882_edited_nik_1200w-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NIK_8882_edited_nik_1200w-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NIK_8882_edited_nik_1200w-1-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NIK_8882_edited_nik_1200w-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Join us for a live feeding of the marine life in the Our Changing Oceans aquarium and meet our Living Collections staff. 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