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viewed head-on with red appendages coming out of its underbody.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lobster-2_NIK_9854_Nik.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lobster-2_NIK_9854_Nik-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lobster-2_NIK_9854_Nik-500x334.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lobster-2_NIK_9854_Nik-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Join us for a live feeding of the Maine lobster in the Arthropod Zoo and meet Living Collections staff. 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19:20:21","url":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/event\/lunchtime-discovery-a-future-for-nature-remaking-conservation-for-a-chaotic-world-2\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/120095","title":"Lunchtime Discovery: A Future for Nature: Remaking Conservation for a Chaotic World","description":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-120098\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Email-Header_April-8-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cLunchtime Discovery Series\u201d banner with \u201cEarth Day: Celebrating Earth Day All Month Long\u201d and the tagline \u201cInvest in Our Planet, Invest in Our Future,\u201d above four images showing a speaker headshot, penguins on a beach, a red wildflower, and a mountainous landscape.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" 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wp-image-84365 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lobster-2_NIK_9854_Nik.jpeg\" alt=\"A maine lobster viewed head-on with red appendages coming out of its underbody.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lobster-2_NIK_9854_Nik.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lobster-2_NIK_9854_Nik-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lobster-2_NIK_9854_Nik-500x334.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lobster-2_NIK_9854_Nik-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Join us for a live feeding of the Maine lobster in the Arthropod Zoo and meet Living Collections staff. 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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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13:13:49","url":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/event\/live-animal-feeding-lobster-4\/2026-05-09\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/120015","title":"Live Animal Feeding: Lobster","description":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img-responsive alignnone wp-image-84365 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lobster-2_NIK_9854_Nik.jpeg\" alt=\"A maine lobster viewed head-on with red appendages coming out of its underbody.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lobster-2_NIK_9854_Nik.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lobster-2_NIK_9854_Nik-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lobster-2_NIK_9854_Nik-500x334.jpeg 500w, 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