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15 Jul 2024: Search site. c_university_of_cambridge_julieta_sarmiento_photography_4_resized.jpg. 2024 University of Cambridge.

15 Jul 2024: Search site. From Darwin to dodos: Guided tour of the Museum of Zoology. Why is there a fin whale skeleton in Cambridge? What can we learn from our Dodo skeleton? What did Darwin collect here and on the Voyage of the Beagle, and what can these

15 Jul 2024: Search site. Wonderful Wetland Wildlife - Family Activity Day. Join us as we look under the microscope at some aquatic wildlife, plus help us to make a HUGE zoology themed paper chain! We'll have our specimen handling table out too, so come along

15 Jul 2024: Search site. Animal Afterlives. Alexandra Murphy: www.acm-photo.com. This exhibition has now finished. Animal Afterlives: a photography exhibition on taxidermy by Alexandra Murphy. Natural history museums display and store preserved animals in such

15 Jul 2024: Search site. Join us for our Zoology Live! Festival 23/24 June. Submitted by Tricia Harnett on Tue, 05/06/2018 - 12:39. Zoology Live! Festival. Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 June 2018. To celebrate the Museum opening we are having a whole weekend of

15 Jul 2024: Search site. comma. Pictured: comma, Polygonia c-album. Notes from Jenyns: “Found in the vicinity of Stapleford, in July & August, 1842,” by Mr Lee, “but not in great plenty.”. 200-year trend in Cambridgeshire: Increase. Modern records. The

15 Jul 2024: I was recently a member of the Ancient Human Occupation of Britain (AHOB) project, funded by the Leverhulme Trust, which over the last 10 years has shed much new light on

15 Jul 2024: Search site. Ringlet. Pictured: ringlet, Aphantopus hyperantus. Notes from Jenyns: Not unfrequent at Bottisham & in grassy lanes about Ely. Taken also in Whitewood by J.C. Dale, Esq. 200-year trend in Cambridgeshire: Little change, possible slight

15 Jul 2024: Search site. Monarch. Pictured: monarch, Danaus plexippus. Notes from Jenyns: This species is not mentioned in Jenyns’ notebooks. 200-year trend in Cambridgeshire: Little change. Modern records. This spectacular butterfly is not recorded by Jenyns

15 Jul 2024: Search site. peacock. Pictured: peacock, Aglais io. Notes from Jenyns: Common everywhere. 200-year trend in Cambridgeshire: Little change. Modern records. This species is still common and widespread throughout Cambridgeshire and is one of few

15 Jul 2024: Search site. Grayling. Pictured: grayling, Hipparchia semele. Notes from Jenyns: Found on Newmarket Heath & the Devils Ditch in profusion every year, first showing itself about the beginning of July. Also on Gamlingay Heath; & in Ray’s time, (Raj.

15 Jul 2024: Search site. Early Years Sessions. Our early-years sessions use story-telling and tactile activities to bring the Museum collection to life! Suitable for ages 2-5, the sessions last for 45 minutes and take place in the Museum gallery.

15 Jul 2024: Search site. Commercial value of bivalves. People have used the flesh and shells of bivalves for thousands of years. Numerous species of bivalves are exploited commercially for food. Larger clams are harvested for chowder. Oysters are considered a

15 Jul 2024: Search site. Janus Forms. Janus Forms by Mella Shaw. These ceramic forms have two equal and opposite sides, calling to mind the fragile balance of ecosystems. The highly polished, smooth surface has a patina resulting from traditional smoke-firing,

15 Jul 2024: Search site. When is a cow not a cow? When it’s a Moostery Sculpture. Submitted by Sara Steele on Mon, 02/08/2021 - 16:40. Across the city, Cows about Cambridge is in full swing, with 44 large decorated cow sculptures to find on this public art

15 Jul 2024: Sir David enjoyed an extensive tour of our fantastic new state-of-the-art stores, which are still being fitted as part of our £1.8m HLF funded refurbishment.

15 Jul 2024: Search site. Making-Do. Image credit Elspeth Owen. MAKING-DO BY ELSPETH OWEN. Broken pieces. Shards of clay. After the splintering, fragments cry out to be put back together again. Just lying there, the shards provoke a longing to repair, to mend,

15 Jul 2024: Search site. Jenyns' Insect Collection. Jenyns’ Insect Collection: Take a look at the wildlife of Cambridgeshire’s past. Leonard Jenyns lived in Cambridgeshire during the 1800s and he spent much of his time observing and recording the local

15 Jul 2024: Search site. Museum of Zoology, Cambridge. Summer 2019 exhibition 'Evolution as Inspiration' introduction. 2024 University of Cambridge.

15 Jul 2024: Search site. Museum of Zoology, Cambridge. Introduction to the 2019 exhibition by Jonathan Kingdon. 2024 University of Cambridge.