{"id":104077,"date":"2024-12-11T13:29:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T18:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/?page_id=104077"},"modified":"2025-02-05T11:28:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T16:28:14","slug":"wild-love-activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wild-love-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild Love: Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-106873 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Wild-Love2_NIK.jpg\" alt=\"A group of young adults stand to the left of a table with a black tablecloth. Various lengths of rope and photographs are laying on the table. A man stands on the right side of the tables and is talking to the crowd. He is holding an anatomical model.\" width=\"900\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Wild-Love2_NIK.jpg 900w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Wild-Love2_NIK-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Wild-Love2_NIK-500x356.jpg 500w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Wild-Love2_NIK-768x547.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul class=\"nav nav-pills\">\n<li class=\"nav-item\"><a class=\"nav-link\" href=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/event\/adult-nights-wild-love\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item\"><a class=\"nav-link\" href=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wild-love-food-drink\/\">Food &amp; Drink<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AN-Wild-Love-Map-Guest-Copy.pdf\">Activity Map<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All activities are available from 6:30pm\u201310pm unless otherwise noted.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Dancing in the Globe<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><i>SECU Daily Planet Theater<\/i><br \/>\nCome shake a tail feather and show off your dance moves.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Extreme Animal Mammaries<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Explore the amazing, wonderful, and sometimes weird world of mammaries. See if you can \u201cmatch the mamillae\u201d and find out how big a blue whales\u2019 mammaries are. Learn everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask about the nipples of the natural world!<\/p>\n<h4><b>Swipe Right<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>Compare the courtship techniques that animals use to identify and select mates to the modern day technologies that humans use to do the same things at this interactive activity. Which way will you swipe?<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Make a Wild Love Valentine<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Craft a valentine for someone you &#8220;whale-y love&#8221; or to show yourself some self-love because &#8220;you&#8217;re one in chameleon!&#8221;<\/p>\n<h4><b>NCMNS Investigate Lab<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>Craft some microscopic love notes, decode the cryptic messages of Codon Cupid, solve the science of the heart, and embrace your inner scientist.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Size Matters<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Ever wonder which animals are the most well-endowed? Is bigger always better? Learn about the factors that influence the size and shape of reproductive organs in the animal kingdom.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Double the Pleasure<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Slither into the world of reptilian reproduction and learn about the dual hemipenes of snakes and lizards. Live snakes will be at the table, but don\u2019t expect any hemipenes to steal the show\u2014they\u2019re keeping it classy and concealed.<\/p>\n<h4>Lube Lab<\/h4>\n<p><em>Pelvic Health Fund<\/em><br \/>\nPlay the Match the Lube game. Discover different kinds of lubricants and their effects on silicone products. Learn how to choose the right lubricant based on individual needs and preferences.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Photo Booth<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Strike a pose at our free photo booth and capture fun memories of Adult Night: Wild Love.<\/p>\n<h4>It&#8217;s Just Natural: &#8220;Alternative&#8221; Animal Reproduction<\/h4>\n<p>Parthenogenesis, hermaphrodism, and more! Discover some of the many different ways animals experience gender and sexuality in nature.<\/p>\n<h4>Love Beyond the Binary<\/h4>\n<p><em>LGBT Center of Raleigh<\/em><br \/>\nWe will be sharing information about LGBTQ identities and hosting a &#8220;customize your own Love 365 shirt&#8221; station.<\/p>\n<h4>Gems and Minerals at the Museum<\/h4>\n<p>We will be displaying gem and mineral specimens from the Museum\u2019s Geology Collection.<\/p>\n<h4>Dino Sutra<\/h4>\n<p>How did dinosaurs mate? Historically, paleontologists have used a little bit of science and a lot of imagination to answer this question. Guests are invited to learn about their wackiest ideas and participate in a collaborative piece of speculative art.<\/p>\n<h4>Ant Lab<\/h4>\n<p>Come visit the Ant Lab and see what kind of insect science and insect-inspired art we&#8217;ve been doing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>MORE TO COME!<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Food &amp; Drink Activity Map All activities are available from 6:30pm\u201310pm unless otherwise noted. Dancing in the Globe SECU Daily Planet Theater Come shake a tail feather and show off your dance moves. Extreme Animal Mammaries Explore the amazing, wonderful, and sometimes weird world of mammaries. See if you can \u201cmatch the mamillae\u201d and&#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wild-love-activities\/\">Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/104077"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/104077\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}