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Purchase tickets for a Premium live-animal encounter led by a trained educator. Time slots available: Weekdays- 12:15, 2:15, 3:15 pm. Weekends-12:15, 3:15 pm. (Museum Members get in free!)
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March 14 – August 23, 2026
Premium animal encounter time slots available on Weekdays at 12:15, 2:15, and 3:15 pm and Weekends at 12:15 and 3:15 pm.
Tickets sold for the special exhibition under this program include a Premium live animal experience led by experienced educators. Live animals on display include: Linneaus's two-toed sloth, three banded armadillo, chinchilla, salmon pink birdeater, ocellated uromastyx, northern blue tongue skink. Learn more about some of the most unique defense mechanisms in the animal kingdom while viewing these animals up-close and out of their enclosures.
Tickets: Free for Museum Members
Members, you must create an account or sign in (above) to receive your discounted tickets. We may request that your photo ID matches the member name at the exhibition entrance.
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