Animal Adaptations

Discover how animals survive using different adaptations!

Why do owls have big eyes? Why do skunks have strips? What's with beavers' weird tails? Do opossums really play dead?

From tiny turtles to white tailed deer our animals come in all shapes and sizes, but why? Come and discover how animals' special adaptations help them to survive at this ranger talk.

When: 2:00pm Saturday 12/20/25

Where: The Springpoint trailhead picnic tables

Program is free with park entry: $5 for adults 13 and older, 12 and under are free.