#museum prep

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Ruby-throated hummingbird skeleton. That was really difficult and I'm amazed it came together. Many mistakes were made. (Museum specimen prepared under federal permit)

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Two Swainson's thrush have finished their beetle, peroxide, and hand cleaning rounds and will now make their way to my office, where they will be assembled as part of a fall migration display. A sobering reminder: all of the birds in the display except for one were victims of window strike. Millions of birds worldwide die from the threat posed by light pollution and massive window reflections. You can help by remembering to turn off the lights when you're not using them, and by putting silhouette or UV stickers on your large windows adjacent to vegetation!

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Shelf Life Episode 3 - Six Ways To Prepare a Coelacanth

As in prepare for museum display. Coelacanths are uric, and cannot be eaten.

This video shows coelacanths give live birth, I did not know that.