{"id":115640,"date":"2025-11-15T10:00:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T15:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=115640"},"modified":"2025-11-15T10:00:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T15:00:49","slug":"science-today-dolphin-diversity-in-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/event\/science-today-dolphin-diversity-in-north-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"Science TODAY: Dolphin Diversity in North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TODAY\u2019S GUEST<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Courtney Morgan, intern in Mammalogy at NCMNS, is using common bottlenose dolphin specimens in the Mammal Collection to investigate the overlap between two different types of dolphins. Learn about common bottlenose dolphins and how Museum collections are helping us understand them better off the North Carolina coast.<\/p>\n

Go inside the globe of the SECU Daily Planet Theater for live presentations and interactive shows led by scientists and educators. Meet researchers, witness live demonstrations, and engage in Q&A sessions with experts. With ever-changing topics and guests, there\u2019s always something new and exciting to learn.<\/p>\n

About the Special Exhibition<\/h3>\n

Blue whales are BIG! How big are they? They can grow up to 110 feet long, weigh up to 400,000 pounds, and have a heart the size of a small car. Even their appetites are big: they can eat 16 tons of tiny krill every day. And their voices? Blue whale songs can travel 1,000 miles underwater.<\/p>\n

Dive into the details behind their mind-blowing biology and discover how these mammals became and remain our planet\u2019s largest animals\u00a0ever<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Blue Whales is open now through January 11.\u00a0Learn more and buy tickets today!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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