Learn about natural selection and animal adaptation at Darwin
Day, Saturday, February 11 For immediate release—February 1,
2012 Education, Science, Features editors Learn about Charles
Darwin and his legacy February 11 at the North Carolina Museum
of Natural Sciences RALEIGH - Why do oystercatchers have long,
sharp bills? Why are chili peppers spicy? Why do servals (a kind
of African wild cat) have such long legs? Come explore the
answers to these questions and more at the North Carolina Museum
of Natural Sciences on Darwin Day, February 11. The free event
runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will span the first three floors
of the Museum, as well as outside in the Bicentennial Plaza.
Visitors will learn more about Charles Darwin and his research,
as well as the legacy that he has left behind. On the plaza,
staff from the Conservators’ Center of Mebane will show off a
serval and discuss the advantages that the cat has gained
through evolutionary adaptations. Inside the Museum, on the 1st
through 3rd floors, Museum