Jaycee Oslund, 10, and her sister, Maggie Oslund, 4, of Friedheim run their hands along animal furs during a program Thursday at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center. Cameron Moore, a naturalist at the center, said the event, which featured about 15 mammals found in the state, was to get children interested in nature and Missouri's resources.
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