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Halloween fun! See this fantastic bat illustration — and the rest of the family — hanging out in the Wild Life gallery.
Hand-drawn by Perth artist Campbell Whyte with help from our Terrestrial Zoology Curator Kenny Travouillon and our collection of bat specimens.
#BoolaBardip
The time to act on climate change is now, and Australia's natural history museums are ready to respond. Read our joint statement with 5 national museums calling for co-ordinated national action. https://t.co/XN3WCj4M2l
These are the only three dinosaur bones of Mesozoic age (Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods) ever found in WA. Unweathered rocks of Mesozoic age (formed 252-66 million years ago) are really hard to find in WA, meaning dinosaur bones are too. #dinosaurs #paleontology
Recognise these? You're showing your age....
Gobbles nightclub was the place for live music, located on Wellington Street across from the old Entertainment Centre. It closed in the mid 1990s.
#newmuseumforwa #reflectionsgallery
Back in 1911 this penguin saved the life of explorer Douglas Mawson when he and his team got caught in a terrible storm in Antarctica. Yes - they ate the penguin...
#NewMuseumforWA #StanPerronTreasuresGallery #Museums #penguins
Look closely at the cut outs in the design of the New Museum veil. The shapes are inspired by the diamond pattern of the spiral stairs in the historic Hackett Hall building and reinterpreted. What a lovely architectural feature! #architecture #NewMuseumforWA @aeroture
Meet the Black-tailed Treecreeper - this bird is commonly observed on the side of trees, climbing up trunks in the search for invertebrates under the bark.
Learn more via our Online Collections: https://t.co/ZsPWspORyU
#bird #westernaustralia #wabirds
A new #genus & 2 #newspecies of miniature #clingfishes were recently discovered based on specimens collected along the coast of southern #Australia. The new genus, Barryichthys, is named after past Curator of Fishes at the Museum -Dr Barry Hutchins! More @ https://t.co/XLdmXPlasU
5 days till #PLANETSHARK opens at the #WAMaritimeMuseum! Did you know sharks have been around for over 450 million yrs (long before dinosaurs), surviving 5 mass extinction events😮 Get your tickets today & come learn more about these fascinating creatures https://t.co/3N35sZi2ro!
Imagine spending most of your life standing on your head & eating with your feet - that’s exactly how barnacles live. Found clinging onto rocks & boats, barnacles are often mistaken for molluscs due to their "shell" but they’re actually crustaceans! More: https://t.co/QuiBnDTwbt