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Registration for our amazing summer meeting closes TOMORROW. So don't miss the chance to celebrate @zslofficial.bsky.social's 200th anniversary as we explore the history and science of the zoo, at the zoo! šš š»āāļøš
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For those interested in the tradition of geological Gesamtkunstwerk in natural history museums, check out Stefanie Jovanovic-Kruspel's recent article: shttps://valuepast.hypotheses.org/6678. Not sure I'd actually noticed the pterodactyls on the columns of the @sedgwickmuseum.bsky.social.
Biological Collections hold more than specimens and data ā they hold knowledge of Aotearoaās unique biodiversity, taonga species and whakapapa.
Our latest video explores how Collections support biosecurity, research, mÄtauranga MÄori and future generations.
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Jan van Kessel the Elderās āentomological authorgraphā from 1658. The artistās name is depicted with insects and reptiles.
I saw this last year at the exhibition Little Beasts: Art, Wonder, and the Natural World at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.
#naturalhistory #insectart #sciart
Online Exhibit š Women of the Everglades
In the early 1900s, three influential Florida women, inspired by three different causes, laid the foundation for Everglades conservation - May Mann Jennings, Minnie Moore-Willson, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas.
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This three-day international meeting, held in SHNHās 90th year, will mark the bicentenary of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and delve into its history and impact on our knowledge of the natura...
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This three-day international meeting, held in SHNHās 90th year, will mark the bicentenary of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and delve into its history and impact on our knowledge of the natura...
Stefanie Jovanovic-Kruspel shows us natural history museum buildings which make deep time visible in stone and space.
valuepast.hypotheses.org
Want to know how it all began for the ZSL journals in 1830?
Here is how our scientific meetings turned into publications: www.zsl.org/news-and-eve...
Artwork: Elizabeth Gould, 1831, in āA Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountainsā; licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by/...
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Landed in #Hamburg & the first order of business is to meet the #dinosaurs. Built by Josef Pallenberg from 1907-1909 for zoo pioneer (and proponent of "human zoos") Carl Hagenbeck, they're an important example of historic #palaeoart sculpture (but the Crystal Palace dinos are 50 years older). š¦š¦
šExciting news! My new article, 'The āfancy of the private collectorā: Walter Rothschildās global animal procurement network and collaboration in the animal trade' has been published in BJHS Themes as FirstView and is available OA: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #naturalhistory #animaltrade
What role do Biological Collections and information systems and databases play in reconnecting MÄori with taonga species, whakapapa and mÄtauranga MÄori? Ta...
