Jenny argues the enjoyment people get out of taxidermy and other collections isn’t just limited to visitors — can get a real kick out of working with these specimens too! Tune in here: https://t.co/4f112UKsDK

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We talk about the ‘ick factor’ of fluid specimens, visitor enjoyment of (and reactions to) collections, and how natural history has become kind of sexy again. Curious? Tune in here: https://t.co/4f112UsRMc

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New episode! 🙂 We're joined by , and as we embark on a journey of discovering the beauty and wonder of collections: https://t.co/4f112UsRMc

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Lacaze-Duthiers' "Histoire naturelle du corail" (1864) provides a scholarly history of the study of corals along with details on physiology, reproduction & larval metamorphosis. Explore it in via https://t.co/8DLRKKwcZI

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(Cirrhopetalum fletcheranum). by Matilda Smith for Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Vol. 141 (1915). Contributed to by the Peter H. Raven Library of the : https://t.co/0r87SeTi3R --

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From . Slab unearthed at shows where dinosaurs and mammals crossed paths. Article: https://t.co/KopU7rhX42

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Rosehip syrup, full of Vitamin C, used to keep away coughs and colds at this time of year, drawn by our own Diana Ruth Wilson (1886-1969)

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Forbes' "Oriental Memoirs" describes Indian wildlife & includes plates by W. Hooker https://t.co/OH2GsUjGv4 Digitized

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Japanese tissue repair to the wing of this beautiful Hawaiian Honeycreeper

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