Staying Alive Special Exhibition

  • Dates: March 14, 2026 - August 23, 2026
  • Recurrence: Recurring daily
  • Venue: North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
  • Location: Downtown Raleigh
  • Address: 11 W. Jones St., Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Phone: 919.707.9950
  • Times: Daily 10am-5pm
  • Admission: Members free, Adult $18, Child $14, Senior/Student/Military with ID $16

About

In the ultimate battle for survival, every animal has a plan. Explore the striking ways nature fights back in “Staying Alive,” featuring 17 live animals from around the world with unbelievable self-defense strategies. Come face to face with trippy toads, armored armadillos, a two-toed sloth and more.

Discover how these defenders deploy an amazing arsenal of high-fashion camouflage and mimicry, specialized armor and advanced chemical warfare – like stink bombs, caboose cannons and smoke screens – to hide in plain sight, stand their ground or even drop a limb and make a run for it.

Enjoy live animals, larger-than-life sculptures and hands-on displays. Perfect for families and animal lovers of all ages. Offered in English & Spanish.