Around the Park
This building houses exhibits for tree frogs, snakes, and turtles.
This event pairs local brews with animal encounters in a summer evening setting.
What is Brews & Bears?
Reason an animal may be "alone" in their habitat.
What is one of the following?
- Typically a solitary animal except for during breeding season.
- Keepers are monitoring, and animal has adjusted well to being alone.
- May be risky to introduce new animal (not in older animal's best interest).
Percent discount given to Friends members in the Nature Center Gift Shop.
What is 10 percent?
Instead of cage, enclosure, tank, say this...
What is habitat, exhibit, or den?
This special behind-the-scenes tour experience is offered monthly and led by the Friends' Outreach Education team.
What are Wild Walks?
Nature Center animals are currently or historically native to this area.
What are the Southern Appalachian Mountains?
Example of enrichment given to ensure animals are using different senses and provided stimulation.
Foraging for Food, Puzzles
Moving/Adding Habitat Furniture
Scents
Training with Keeper
Also, down time is okay!
What is 1975?
Instead of tricks, say this...
Number of public restrooms located in the WNC Nature Center. Bonus point for each named location.
What is three? Barn, Arachnid Playground, and Appalachian Station.
This accreditation is considered the "gold standard" for animal care, and only 10 percent of animal facilities in the nation are accredited.
What is AZA (Association of Zoos & Aquariums)?
Animals mostly active around sunset and sunrise. Also, in the name of donor appreciation event happening this week.
What is crepuscular?
The Friends support the Nature Center through membership, Gift Shop, fundraising, marketing, volunteers, and this key type of off-site programming.
What is Outreach Education?
Instead of abandoned, say this...
What is "found too young to survive on their own"?
Name of the walking trail near Arachnid Adventure playground that closed indefinitely due to wild bear activity.
What is Trillium Trail?
This volunteer summer program gives teenagers the chance to gain experience working at a zoo and educate Nature Center guests about animals.
What is Young Naturalists?
The four basic needs that should be met to ensure animal wellbeing.
What are food, water, shelter, and space. Bonus need: enrichment.
Name given to the group of visionary women who helped create the WNC Nature Center (Jeanne Cummings, Dershie McDevitt, Millie Elmore, Audie Bayer, Martha Gentry, and Sally Rhoades).
What is The Founding Mothers?
Instead of captivity, say this...
What is "under human care"?
Name of the distant cousin of the red panda that led to the opening of the Prehistoric Appalachia exhibit in 2019.
What is Bristol's Panda?
Best answer when you don't know the answer.
What is, "I don't know, but I can find out!"?
Reason an animal may be pacing in its habitat.
What are keeper is nearby, expecting next meal, responding to stimuli outside habitat (squirrel), and natural patrolling of territory?
Two of the three most recent projects the Friends have contributed significant funds toward at the Nature Center.
What are the Gateway to the Southern Appalachians, the Animal Kitchen, the Vet Clinic, and currently, the Quarantine Area?
A better word for hibernation when referring to the American black bear's downtime from November to March.
What is torpor?