Sixth graders at Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Winston-Salem are curious about squirrels, birds, bugs and more. They're asking questions like: "Why do some animals hibernate, when others don’t? Why don’t invasive species have predators? How do animals get their names?"
In the latest installment of Carolina Curious, WFDD’s Amy Diaz sat down with Falyn Owens with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission to find the answers.
In middle school, Owens decided she wanted to be an ornithologist, which is someone who studies birds. She did that for a while, but now she works with all kinds of animals as a wildlife biologist.
“I have always been interested in nature and wild animals, and not just wild animals, but plants, and mushrooms, and it all functions together in a really neat, fascinating way," Owens said.
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