{"id":96700,"global_id":"naturalsciences.org\/calendar?id=96700","global_id_lineage":["naturalsciences.org\/calendar?id=96700"],"author":"5","status":"publish","date":"2023-05-15 09:11:30","date_utc":"2023-05-15 13:11:30","modified":"2024-08-08 09:24:18","modified_utc":"2024-08-08 13:24:18","url":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/event\/live-animal-feeding-snapping-turtle-2024-08-08\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/96700","title":"Live Animal Feeding \u2013 Snapping Turtle","description":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Snapping-Turtle_NIK_6735_Nik.jpeg\" alt=\"Common snapping turtle with its brown neck extended, revealing a bumpy texture.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Join us for a live feeding of the common snapping turtle in the Bottomland Hardwood Forest exhibit. 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