Wild Night Out
The Secret Sex Lives of Animals
Thursday, September 17 / 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
$45 General Public / $40 ºÚÁÏ¿Æ Members
Adults only (21+)
Thursday, September 17
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
$45 General Public
$40 ºÚÁÏ¿Æ Members
Adults only (21+)
Each ticket includes a delicious dinner from the Trail Break Taco Trailer, plus one complimentary drink.
Join us for a special after-hours evening at the ºÚÁÏ¿Æ Nature Center, where we'll dive into the wild, weird, and wonderful world of animal sex. We're welcoming author and illustrator Perrin Roosevelt Ireland for a book talk and presentation based on her new brilliant, punchy, illustrated graphic non-fiction book, Poking the Squid — a joyful, science-backed romp through how the other 99.99% of species get it on.
From pregnant seahorse dads to four-headed echidna penises, Ireland's delightful watercolor comics bring decades of feminist and queer science to life. Expect stories of infidelity, sex change, dolphin orgies, and sexual cannibalism — all backed by the researchers on the front lines of animal reproductive biology. ºÚÁÏ¿Æ Educators will also bring out some of our own Ambassador animals to talk about their sex lives!
After the presentation, stick around to mingle, grab food from the , and raise a glass to biodiversity in all its forms.
ºÚÁÏ¿Æ the Author
Perrin Roosevelt Ireland
Perrin Roosevelt Ireland is an artist and environmentalist. For a decade, she worked at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), ultimately as deputy to the executive director. Her artwork has been published in Discover, Nature, Scientific American, and The Rumpus. She serves on the board of the Roosevelt Institute, was an inaugural Artist in Residence at the New York Aquarium, and is a Banff Graphic Novel Resident. Perrin lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her cats (and muses) Ursula and Pudge.
Get Your Book
Poking the Squid
Attendees will have the opportunity to purchase copies of Poking the Squid: What We Can Learn From Animal Sex at the event, and Perrin will stick around to sign copies for anyone interested!
You can also ahead of time from our Nature Store, and we will have a copy waiting for you.