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Western North Carolina Nature Center
Asheville, Buncombe County

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Asheville, Buncombe County

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The Nature Center has a touch wall where visitors can learn about animals and their environments

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The Nature Center has a touch table where visitors learn about the forest

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Visitors use this legend to identify animal species that are mounted around the room. The Nature Center mounts animals that were killed by accident like a baby bear that was hit by a car.

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Mounted animals from the Nature Center's collection

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The Nature Center has an education room where visitors learn about animals and their habitats

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This discovery board helps visitors to learn about animals' natural habitats

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The Nature Center helps visitors to learn about endangered species like this Bog Turtle, the smallest turtle in North America

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The Nature Center has a collection of animals like this rattlesnake and copperhead

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The World Underground is an exhibit at the Nature Center where visitors learn about the plants and animals underground

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This exhibit shows what a section of earth would look like if it was magnified 10,000 times