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Monday is Watermelon Day at the Museum of Life and Science

The Durham museum serves up the summer treat to animals during this annual event.
Posted 2019-07-27T10:43:18+00:00 - Updated 2019-08-01T22:42:00+00:00

The animals at the Museum of Life and Science will get some special treats next week.

The museum will celebrate Watermelon Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, Aug. 5. The farm animals, bears, lemurs and more will enjoy melon treats and activities, and visitors can help by bringing a melon for the keepers to share with the animals.

You might see something like this ...

Courtesy: Museum of Life and Science
Courtesy: Museum of Life and Science

Miss Piggy enjoyed a watermelon treat on Watermelon Day at the Museum of Life + Science in Durham on Monday, August 3, 2015. Photo by Christine Adamczyk.
Miss Piggy enjoyed a watermelon treat on Watermelon Day at the Museum of Life + Science in Durham on Monday, August 3, 2015. Photo by Christine Adamczyk.

And the crowds love it ...

Visitors watched the bears as they were treated to watermelons on Watermelon Day at the Museum of Life + Science in Durham on Monday, August 3, 2015. Photo by Christine Adamczyk.
Visitors watched the bears as they were treated to watermelons on Watermelon Day at the Museum of Life + Science in Durham on Monday, August 3, 2015. Photo by Christine Adamczyk.

Watermelon Day is free with admission to the museum, which is $21 for adults and teens and $16 for kids ages 3 to 12. Admission, of course, includes all of the indoor and outdoor areas at the museum.

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