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The weather is getting pretty roudy in the Atlantic right now. We hope all of our friends and followers are safe and continue to stay safe as this hurricane continues its travels.
On the topic of hurricane preparedness:
“More than 50 Caribbean flamingos take shelter in a men’s restroom at the Miami Metrozoo (now Zoo Miami) on Sept. 25, 1998. Zookeepers rounded up the birds to protect them from the effects of Hurricane Georges. This was not the first time the zoo had to corral flamingos in a restroom. They were also in there during Hurricane Andrew, six years earlier.
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Woo! Spending the day at Canada’s Wonderland with my sister and ending my night partying at the Royal Ontario Museum! Living the vulture culture life!
SKULLSTORE.CA HAS A BOOTH AT COMICON TORONTO THIS WEEKEND!! Come on out and browse our unrivaled selection of oddities and skulls!
These three taxidermy crows are all available through our website and at our tradeshow booth!
Move over Flock of Seagulls! Flock of Pheasants is bringing the 80s back in taxidermy form!
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Did you know that it is a serious crime to buy and sell North American migratory and predatory birds on our continent?
Recognizing that threatened animals often move beyond national boundaries, in 1918 both Canada and the United States of America both signed onto the “Migratory Bird Treaty Act”.
This act created a unified, multinational, front in the protection and conservation of over 800 indigenous bird species including eagles, owls and crows. This is not some piece of junk legislation, abiding by these rules has had a significant impact in the stability and future of these species.
As a consequence of these laws, anyone offering you local or modern specimens is most likely putting themselves and yourself at risk for major fines (if not imprisonment)! For more information and a full list of species restricted please research the “Migratory Bird Treaty Act”. #CollectResponsibly
Photo via: Cincinnati Zoo.
I had to share this awesome post, made by my friends over at the Royal Ontario Museum!
The Dodo is an extinct bird from Mauritius, an island in the southwestern Indian Ocean. The last record of a live dodo sighting was made by Benjamin Harry, who visited the island in 1681. Being a flightless bird, the dodo had no means of escape from hogs, dogs, other introduced European animals, and humans. Since the dodo nested on the ground, its eggs and young must have been particularly vulnerable. By 1700, less than 100 years after the dodo was first described, it was extinct.
The quintessential symbols of extinction, Dodos are related to pigeons. This Dodo skeleton was originally assembled by Sir Richard Owen at the British Museum in the 1860s. Purchased by Harvard University, and later received by the ROM on an exchange with Harvard in 1938, it is the only Dodo skeleton in Canada.
Common Name: Dodo
Scientific Name: Raphus cucullatus
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Dimensions: Centimetres: approximately 50 (length), 50 (width), 80 (height)
Period: Pleistocene
Museum ID Number: 01214
Image Number: ROM2009_10916_4
Wooo! Knock one item off my bucket list - we just made our first delivery to the Royal Ontario Museum!! Awesomely enough, we were treated to a little behind-the-scenes tour. I couldn’t pass up a chance to hold this taxidermy kiwi bird!
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