Animals in New York City coming up

Siphon: an octopus video exhibition by Laitinen.

Senti Senti Paws for a Cause: animal charity week.

Shimmer: 17 artists imagining a posthuman future.

Sea lions show off with their trainers.

Weekly Bird Tour on Governors Island, a birding hotspot.

Adopt pets from Animal Care Centers of NYC in Williamsburg.

Bats of New Jersey: family-friendly bat biology talk.

Reptile show with pythons, tortoises and geckos for kids.

Dia de los Muertos family day with crafts and puppets.

Sandy Hook Birding Club: ranger-led bird walk.

Bats: Our Maligned Friends, comedy about bat mating.

Wildlife Detectives: solve an animal mystery at the zoo.

Manhattan Adoption Event: find a pet from ACC.

Bird and Nature Walk: Fresh Kills, songbirds and waterfowl.

Owl Pellets: Digging into Dissection: hands-on fun for kids.

Dan Rimada: photo book on New York's shop cats.

Raptorama: live raptors and guided hawk walks.

Jellyfish neural networks: Brandon Weissbourd of MIT speaks.

Sensory play with animal tracks for ages 4 and under.