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Education Blogs

  • Rabbit Bone Reward

    Rabbit Bone Reward

    During a mid-March search for a great horned owl nest in an Allegheny County park, a loose jumble of rabbit bones and …Read More »
  • Robin Watch

    Robin Watch

    As a bird watcher, I’m out of the house early at this time of the year, listening for the calls of newly …Read More »
  • Big Foot

    Big Foot

    Studying anatomical details on taxidermy mounts can enhance field observations of wildlife. A common loon in the museum’s Discovery Basecamp, offers a …Read More »
  • Summer Dreaming

    Summer Dreaming

    At this time of year, the sight of some battered bird-built structures can trigger summer dreams. Consider the Baltimore Oriole nest dangling …Read More »
  • Nameless Writing

    Nameless Writing

    Names create a dilemma for museum educators. During some guided tours, when students are provided with the name of a creature, their …Read More »
  • Ohio River Dance

    Ohio River Dance

    Thousands of wading birds beneath a lightning-fractured sky greet visitors to National Geographic: 50 Greatest Wildlife Photographs, an exhibition on view in …Read More »
  • Bright Flying Mammal

    Bright Flying Mammal

    Can you name our region’s most colorful mammal? If the question was asked in front of the museum’s Mammals of Pennsylvania display, …Read More »
  • Don’t Overlook the Lichens

    Don’t Overlook the Lichens

    Lichens are scenery elements in many museum dioramas. Within the Pronghorn Antelope diorama in the Hall of North American Wildlife, for example, …Read More »
  • Frontier History Wizards

    Frontier History Wizards

    Written descriptions for Carnegie Museum of Natural History summer camp, Wizard Academy, invite 8 – 10-year-old participants to experience a collision between …Read More »

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