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Tag: Animal Tails

Crown of thorns starfish on display on a coral specimen
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Animal I Spy: Animals with Spines

Can you tell an animal from its spines? Test your Animal I Spy skills with our game using animals from the Museum of Zoology. Do you have a favourite animal with spines that we’ve missed? Continue reading Animal I Spy: Animals with Spines

rcw30June 1, 2021August 4, 2021Leave a comment
Three jewel beetles
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Animal I Spy: Green Animals

Can you tell the green animal from seeing just a smidgeon of it? Test your Animal I Spy skills with our game using animals from the Museum of Zoology. Do you have a favourite green animal that we’ve missed? Visit again in two weeks, when we explore animals with spines in the Museum. Continue reading Animal I Spy: Green Animals

rcw30May 18, 2021May 9, 20211 Comment
Head of a box turtle peering out of its shell
Puggle Club

Animal I Spy: Animals with a Shell

Can you tell the animal with a shell from seeing just a smidgeon of it? Test your Animal I Spy skills with our game using animals from the Museum of Zoology. Do you have a favourite animal with a shell that we’ve missed? Visit again in two weeks, when we explore green animals in the Museum. Continue reading Animal I Spy: Animals with a Shell

rcw30May 4, 2021April 29, 2021Leave a comment
Photograph of an Asian elephant skull
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Animal Alphabet: E is for Elephant

Join us every Tuesday as we make an alphabet from the animals in the Museum of Zoology. Today is the letter E: E is for elephant, elephant seal, eagle, echidna and egg. Can you think of any others? Join us next week for animals in the Museum beginning with the letter F. Spot the big pink bird, and something that jumps… Continue reading Animal Alphabet: E is for Elephant

rcw30May 5, 2020May 4, 2020Leave a comment
Photograph of damselfly specimens
Puggle Club

Animal Alphabet: D is for Dodo

Join us every Tuesday as we make an alphabet from the animals in the Museum of Zoology. Today is the letter D: D is for dodo,deer, duck, dolphin, dragonfly and damselfly. Can you think of any others? Join us next week for animals in the Museum beginning with the letter E. Expect something big with tusks and a trunk… Continue reading Animal Alphabet: D is for Dodo

rcw30April 28, 2020April 27, 2020Leave a comment
Photograph of the giant spider crab in the Museum of Zoology
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Animal Alphabet: C is for Crocodile

Join us every Tuesday as we make an alphabet from the animals in the Museum of Zoology. Today is the letter C: C is for crocodile, crab, cheetah, cuckoo, chipmunk, capybara, clam and chameleon. Can you think of any others? Join us next week for animals in the Museum beginning with the letter D. Continue reading Animal Alphabet: C is for Crocodile

rcw30April 21, 2020April 20, 2020Leave a comment
Puggle Club

Animal Alphabet: B is for Badger

Join us every Tuesday as we make an alphabet from the animals in the Museum of Zoology. Today is the letter B: B is for badger, bear, bat, blackbird, brain coral, butterfly, beetle and bee. Can you think of any others? Join us next week for animals in the Museum beginning with the letter C. Continue reading Animal Alphabet: B is for Badger

rcw30April 14, 2020April 10, 2020Leave a comment
Aardvark skin and skeleton
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Animal Alphabet: A is for Aardvark

Join us every Tuesday as we make an alphabet from the animals in the Museum of Zoology. Today is the letter A: A is for aardvark, aye aye, armadillo, anteater, albatross and abalone. Can you think of any others? Join us next week for animals in the Museum beginning with the letter B. Continue reading Animal Alphabet: A is for Aardvark

rcw30April 7, 2020April 6, 2020Leave a comment

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