Lions and tigers, oh my. Here you’ll find our family of large and endangered cats from around the world.

Standardized evaluations of dog and cat temperament and behavior

Identify African species, their behaviors & unique chimpanzees

Advance our understanding of cat behavior, genetics, and health

Further our understanding of play behaviour in cats

This is a citizen science-based project aimed at raising public awareness of the devastating impact the Cat’s Claw Creeper has on our natural environments as well as contributing to a better understanding of the establishment and dispersal processes of biological control agents as well as their effe

Discover the awesome power of sound! Create sound waves in a tube. Match mystery sounds. Test your hearing. Sort high and low pitches on a turntable. Can you locate a cricket and cat in a kitchen just by listening? Mix a soundtrack. Launch a sound wave toward an eardrum. How many decibels can you produce with your own voice? Team up and let out a roar in the Scream Chamber! SONIC SENSATION is on exhibit September 7, 2024 through January 5, 2025 at the Children’s Museum & Science Center at the Imperial Centre for the Arts & Sciences in Rocky Mount. Admission is $6 per person and includes the Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Living Marsh, Live Animal Gallery and more.     

Collate all the available species populations occurrence and density information in the areas impacted by the 2019/20 bushfires to better map and model baseline populations and record post fire recovery