Richard Pell, founder and curator of the Center for PostNatural History, brought a new perspective to the 2017 ICOM NATHIST Conference with his keynote presentation entitled “The Missing Museum: Excavating Wonder and Curiosity.”
Using unique visuals and examples of folklore, Pell explored the ways in which humans have impacted other animal species.
Pell used domesticated dogs as an everyday example of a postnatural species due to strategic breeding. So that is why a chihuahua doesn’t look like a wolf!
