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15 Jul 2024: Search site. Highlights Tour. Welcome to our virtual tours of the Museum. Highlights Tour with Jack Ashby. From dodos to Darwin, join Jack Ashby (Assistant Director of the Museum) as he takes you on a tour uncovering some of the highlights of the

15 Jul 2024: The new gallery explores thirteen British habitats, many of which are near to Cambridge, and the diversity of birds that live in them. ... The stories included in the new displays highlight the conservation work currently underway to protect the UK’s

15 Jul 2024: Search site. Natalie Jones - Conservator. Natalie Jones - Conservator. 2024 University of Cambridge.

15 Jul 2024: Members will receive a quarterly newsletter by email, packed with zoology information, profiles of the animals in our collections, and news of upcoming events and workshops. ... Check out the Zoology Club blog for our Animal of the Month, zoology news

15 Jul 2024: Search site. Burrowing bivalves. Most bivalves are adapted to a burrowing existence, living just beneath the surface or deep within the sediment. Cockles (Cerastoderma edule) are shallow burrowing suspension feeders, feeding on food particles that

15 Jul 2024: Search site. Stuart Turner - Receptionist. Stuart Turner - Receptionist. 441223336650. 2024 University of Cambridge.

15 Jul 2024: Search site. Jenyns Beetle Voyage Project. DDF Jenyns Beetle Voyage Project. DDF Jenyns Beetle Voyage Project at the Museum of Zoology. Leonard Jenyns was an important naturalist of the 19th century and lived in Cambridgeshire for much of his life,

15 Jul 2024: Search site. Venue Hire. The University Museum of Zoology, as one of Cambridge's major attractions, can provide a unique and memorable space for your event. Located in the heart of Cambridge, just off Downing Street, the Museum is the perfect place

15 Jul 2024: In 1865 the Museum of Comparative Anatomy and Zoology was built on the New Museums Site to house both of these collections. ... Most of the collections were acquired between 1865 and 1915, although we continue to collect new material each year.

15 Jul 2024: Search site. Fin whale biology. Fin Whale facts. The Zoology Museum was designed so that the Whale, an important teaching specimen, should also advertise the Museum’s presence. The original iron framework was used in the reassembly of the skeleton

15 Jul 2024: Search site. Hydrothermal Vent Chimney. Rarely seen in museums. This is something that is very rarely seen in museum displays, so we are very lucky to have this specimen. Hydrothermal vents are formed on the sea floor by volcanically heated water

15 Jul 2024: Search site. Zoology Club Joining Form. Data Protection. The Zoology Club and Young Zoologist's Club uses your personal information to send you the club newsletter by email. We do not share your information with any third parties. For more details

15 Jul 2024: Search site. Previous Exhibitions at the Museum. Previous exhibitions at the Museum. The Museum of Zoology hosts a temporary exhibition each year, usually during the summer months. The exhibitions are varied and have included external artists

15 Jul 2024: Search site. 3D models. Take a closer look. The Museum of Zoology is developing a wide range of resources for exploring the collections. 3D models. Using Aviso, we have been experimenting with ways of visualising some of the specimens from our

15 Jul 2024: Search site. Inside the shell. An inspection of the inner surface of the shell of a bivalve can tell much about the ecology of the animal. The inner surface of the shell of Soletellina adamsii. In typical bivalves two adductor muscle scars (anterior

15 Jul 2024: Search site. Department of Zoology. The Department of Zoology is home to a thriving community of researchers and students who share a fascination in how whole organisms develop, function, behave, interact and evolve. Our work bridges different

15 Jul 2024: Search site. Young Zoologists Joining Form. Data Protection. The Zoology Club and Young Zoologist's Club uses your personal information to send you the club newsletter by email. We do not share your information with any third parties. For

15 Jul 2024: Search site. Group Visits. The Museum is a great place for a group visit and we can offer a range of different options and facilities to suit the needs of your group. Self Led Tours. If you are planning to bring a group of 10 or more for a self-led

15 Jul 2024: Search site. The future of tropical agriculture. Submitted by Tricia Harnett on Thu, 01/11/2018 - 11:28. Dr Ed Turner recently held an interactive online talk on the pros and cons of oil palm expansion. In this talk Ed, the Museum’s Curator of

15 Jul 2024: Search site. Pride in Nature LGBTQ+ Tour. ‘Animals don’t do sexual identity; they just do sex.’. From same-sex sexual behaviour in giraffes and penguins to the scientists working in the field of zoology. How do the labels and categories we