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2 Jun 2024: Keep up to date with our news via the blog ,website and on and Facebook.. ... You can shop online from each of the University Museums at the new 'Curating Cambridge' online shop:Visit our blog where we are sharing stories, news and information

2 Jun 2024: Search site. NEW LGBTQ+ tours at the Museum of Zoology. Submitted by Tricia Harnett on Tue, 21/01/2020 - 13:18. ... NEW LGBTQ+ tours at the Museum of Zoology. The Museum of Zoology is offering another series of free LGBTQ+ tours, following on from the

2 Jun 2024: Search site. Hoatzin. Also known as a Stink Bird. The Hoatzin eats leaves, lots of leaves - they store them up in an internal pouch (or 'crop') near their throat and digest them very very slowly. And if you do that, the leaves will start to rot,

2 Jun 2024: Do you enjoy taking on new challenges? Volunteer with us! Volunteers play an important role at the Museum of Zoology, from providing a warm welcome to visitors, to getting hands on ... Training will be provided for each role, and volunteers will be

2 Jun 2024: Search site. Search the Collections Database. Welcome to our Collections Database. The database is intended primarily for researchers seeking further details about the collection. If you have a specific enquiry relating to one of our specimens

2 Jun 2024: Search site. Ocean Song final soundscape video. 2024 University of Cambridge.

2 Jun 2024: Search site. This field enables you to search for Type specimens within the collections. N.B. Selecting "Types" will return results for all known Type specimens and those where the Type status is uncertain. 2024 University of Cambridge.

2 Jun 2024: On February 1st 2024 we are opening a new exhibition ‘Growing a backbone: Rise of the vertebrates’ – this exhibition is. . ... The University Museum of Zoology are set to launch their new summer exhibition, featuring artworks from three artists. …

2 Jun 2024: div></div></div> Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:59:41 0000 Tricia Harnett 6841 at https://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk NEW! ... Butterflies Through Time exhibition opens 15th March 2022

2 Jun 2024: It is related to small carnivores like Quolls and Tasmanian Devils from Australia and New Guinea.

2 Jun 2024: Search site. A Whale's Tale. 2024 University of Cambridge.

2 Jun 2024: Search site. Events. 01Feb. Exhibition 2024: Growing a backbone: Rise of the vertebrates . Our 2024 exhibition starts on 1st February -. 08Jun. Pride in Nature LGBTQ+ tour. 'Animals don’t do sexual identity; they just do sex.’. From same-sex

2 Jun 2024: Search site. Get email updates about news and events. Submitted by Tricia Harnett on Mon, 19/11/2018 - 12:31. ... Are you interested in what’s on at the Museum? You can now receive Museum news and event information straight into your inbox.

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2 Jun 2024: Search site. Ichthyosaur. Fish like reptile from 150 million years ago. Whilst dinosaurs were walking the land, ichthyosaurs (meaning fish-lizard) were swimming in the sea. They are marine reptiles that evolved streamlined, fish-like bodies for fast

2 Jun 2024: Membership is free and you will receive news about the museum and exclusive invitations to special events.

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2 Jun 2024: Search site. Wasp Nest. Only one wasp family lived here. Made from chewed wood, this cosy home housed many thousands of wasps. This nest started about the size of a hen's egg, but reached this size in less than a year. It's 89cm high and 57cm wide.

2 Jun 2024: Search site. New Director appointed to the Museum of Zoology. Submitted by Tricia Harnett on Tue, 24/09/2019 - 11:16. ... Professor Rebecca Kilner said ‘I feel privileged to start this new role at such an exciting time for the Museum.

2 Jun 2024: Search site. Wonders of Animal Life. Highlights of our collection. Highlights from the collection. With several million specimens in our collection, and thousands of these being on show in the Museum, it's not easy to pick out the highlights! Here

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2 Jun 2024: We were very excited to see so many of you, both new visitors and those returning after a long wait.

2 Jun 2024: Search site. Malay Tapir. Great hearing but poor eyesight. Our closest relatives are apes and monkeys, those of a tapir are rhinos and horses. Tapirs do not eat meat, only veggies. They have great hearing and a big nose to help them smell, but poor

2 Jun 2024: The refurbished galleries bring the Museum into the 21st century and are designed to engage and inspire a new generation of visitors. ... An exciting new programme of activities and temporary exhibitions is planned, please see our What's On page for

2 Jun 2024: Search site. Well World. 2024 University of Cambridge.

2 Jun 2024: Search site. White Rhino. On the verge of extinction. Famous for its horn - and guess what, the horn is made from the same thing as hair and fingernails. Its skin is so thick that this White Rhino wouldn't have noticed a mosquito bite. Rhinos eat

2 Jun 2024: Search site. Meet the team. Museum Staff. Professor of Evolutionary Biology. Curators. Senior Lecturer. Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Fellow of Christ's College. Professor of Vertebrate Evolution and Ecology. Director of Postgraduate

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2 Jun 2024: The whale hanging in the new Whale Hall 2017. The whale is back. ... Come and stand under the whale in its new, purpose built, glass entrance hall.

2 Jun 2024: How to find us. The Museum is located on the New Museums Site, right in the heart of Cambridge City Centre. ... Our Highlights Trail is ideal for adults and families wishing to find out more about some of the animals on the new one-way routes.

2 Jun 2024: Search site. What does the animal say? 2024 University of Cambridge.

2 Jun 2024: Search site. Giant Clam. Enormous shellfish lives for 100 years. This enormous shellfish, an inhabitant of tropical seas, is the world’s largest bivalve mollusc alive today and the heaviest of all living bivalve molluscs. Specimens grow up to 1.3

2 Jun 2024: Search site. This field enables you to search for specimens associated with particular people or organisations. The field is not case sensitive and you may enter one or more words(e.g. Darwin or Charles.). 2024 University of Cambridge.

2 Jun 2024: Search site. BioBlitz 2019. Welcome to BioBlitz 2019 at Cambridge University Botanic Garden. BioBlitz 2019 - Saturday 27 April 2019 at 12 noon to Sunday 28 April 2019 at 12 noon. Book onto a wildlife workshop or drop-in to discover, identify and

2 Jun 2024: Search site. Collections Uncovered. Collections Uncovered. Welcome to ‘Collections Uncovered’. The Museum houses one of the largest natural history collections in the UK, with an extraordinarily rich history dating back to 1814. We display

2 Jun 2024: Sign up to our teacher's newsletter or follow us onand Facebook to stay up to date with news on our schools programme.

2 Jun 2024: Submitted by Tricia Harnett on Tue, 27/11/2018 - 11:11. A new temporary display at the University Museum of Zoology highlights historical depictions of both exotic and more familiar animals. ... As well as whole animals, fossils and skeletons are also

2 Jun 2024: If you come looking for a new read, decorations for your home or presents for any age, you won’t be disappointed. ... Accepting contactless purchases only. Or visit the new online shop 'Curating Cambridge'.

2 Jun 2024: Search site. Schools Outreach. Bring the Museum of Zoology into your classroom with our Loans Box Resources, Virtual School Sessions, and Nature Classroom blog offers:. The Learning Team does not currently have the capacity to make visits to schools.

2 Jun 2024: Search site. Pieridae. Pieridae. Pieridae – The whites and yellows. These species are relatively large and are usually seen roaming through gardens and the countryside, rather than settling in one location. Some of the best-known species are

2 Jun 2024: Search site. Caroline Benson-Hall - Receptionist. Caroline Benson-Hall - Receptionist. 2024 University of Cambridge.

2 Jun 2024: Search site. Virtual Museum Tours. 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

2 Jun 2024: Search site. Learning Resources. Teachers' Newsletter. Stay up-to-date with our new resources, projects and learning offer by signing up to our teachers' newsletter here.. ... Skeletons Box. Teeth Box (KS2). Our new  resource on teeth uses a variety

2 Jun 2024: Members will receive a quarterly newsletter by email, packed with animal facts, profiles of the animals in our collections, and news of upcoming events and workshops. ... Check out the Young Zoologists Club blog for our Animal of the Month, zoology news,

2 Jun 2024: Between 2012 and 2018 I was heavily involved in the Heritage Lottery Funded redevelopment of the Museum, especially the packing and moving of over 2 million specimens to new purpose built

2 Jun 2024: The new store enables us to better maintain and care for these vulnerable collections.

2 Jun 2024: Search site. Lycaenidae. Lycaenidae. Lycaenidae - The blues, coppers and hairstreaks. Many species of butterfly in this family are named after their striking colours. The ‘blues’ often have complex life cycles that involve intricate

2 Jun 2024: Search site. Butterflies Through Time. Butterflies Through Time. Butterflies Through Time Exhibition. Our Butterflies Through Time Exhibition ran from March 15th to September 18th 2022. For all the details click here: Butterflies Through Time

2 Jun 2024: Search site. Hesperiidae. Hesperiidae. Hesperiidae – The skippers. This family contains the most moth-like butterflies, which are generally small and have an erratic flying style. Many species in this group also sit at rest with their

2 Jun 2024: Search site. Papilionidae. Papilionidae. Papilionidae – The swallowtails. This family of butterflies has only one representative in the UK. This large, eye-catching species possesses long wing tails, which gives the group its name. See the left