Virtual Visits to The Virginia Living Museum

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With the Virginia Living Museum closed through April 23, enjoy the next best thing to being there: “Natural Education” online from the museum!

These “virtual visits” offer fun and informative content from the VLM’s educators, animal welfare and conservation staff, presented several times daily on the museum’s Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or YouTube accounts.

Engaging lessons, animal ambassadors, adventure challenges and live feedings and activities will be showcased. This daily schedule will keep your active learners engaged:

8am | Diet of the Day – Sink your teeth into what our animals eat, what their diet consists of & other animal facts! Visit Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

10am | Awesome Animal Ambassadors – Experience a daily encounter with a VLM ambassador animal presented by our expert staff! Visit Facebook.

11am | VLM Facebook LIVE – fish and animal feedings and enrichment. Visit Facebook.

12pm | Nature at Noon – Learn about something you can find in your own backyard. Visit Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

2pm | Social Picks – Topics most popular on social media. Visit Facebook, Instagram or Twitter (days vary).

2:30pm | VLM Facebook LIVE– fish and animal feedings and enrichment. Visit Facebook.

4pm | VLM Mysteries – What is it? Identify the photo and give it your best guess. Visit Instagram

6pm | Virginia Skies – Discover the night sky every evening. We will stargaze with you and teach other stellar facts! Visit Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

8pm | Night Night Nature – Join us for a bedtime story! Targeted to sleepyheads age 5 and under, let us put your little critter to bed. Visit Facebook.

Also, check out the blogs from the VLM’s nature and science experts at thevlm.org