An interesting topic will be the highlight at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Whiteville at the end of this month. Modern Dinosaurs, the latest online edition of the ecoEXPLORE program, will be on Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. via Zoom meeting.
The online webinar is a salute to Ornithology Month, and will teach youngsters about the history and evolution of the dinosaurs’ closest living relatives, the birds. All birds can be traced back to prehistoric creatures. Many modern birds have retained traits of the dinosaurs they evolved from, and chickens share genetic makeup with the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
The event will cover the bird family tree, the anatomy of birds and Mesozoic dinosaurs, and the difference of certain types of birds. All ecoEXPLORE participants will receive five points for attending the program.
Parents and guardians of children under the age who wish to participate in certain events or exhibits at the NCMNS must go online to register their child and provide consent as well as their contact information.
To register for this program, visit www.us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAldeyuqDliEtKpCBkCftRXRMsrJUK1uPTv. For more information or questions, email lindsey.blanchard@naturalsciences.org.
