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March Mammal Madness 2023 is here!

Welcome back animal lovers and competitors. Join us for the 2023 edition of March Mammal Madness. Watch AUMNH Mammal Curator Dr. Wendy Hood explain March Mammal Madness below. The 2023 March Mammal Madness (MMM) tournament is here! Now is your time to learn more about the wonderful and diverse beasts in the year’s competition and predict which mammal…Continue Reading March Mammal Madness 2023 is here!

March Mammal Madness 2022 is here!

Welcome back animal lovers and competitors… Join us for the 2022 edition of March Mammal Madness and test your skill at picking which mammal will reign supreme. Watch AUMNH Mammal Curator Dr. Wendy Hood explain March Mammal Madness below. The 2022 March Mammal Madness (MMM) tournament is here! Now is your time to learn more about the wonderful and diverse…Continue Reading March Mammal Madness 2022 is here!

March Mammal Madness has arrived!

Calling all animal lovers and competitors… The March Mammal Madness bracket has arrived! Now is your time to learn more about the wonderful and diverse beasts in this year’s competition and predict who would be dominant should the paired species find themselves in the same location. Please follow the fun on AU Museum of Natural History social…Continue Reading March Mammal Madness has arrived!

March Mammal Madness is Coming!

Love mammals? Love brackets? Need a fun distraction? Then join us for March Mammal Madness starting on February 27th and test your skill at picking which mammal will reign supreme. See Mammal Curator Dr. Wendy Hood explain March Mammal Madness below. We will post the bracket on our website, Facebook & Twitter when it is released on February 27, 2021….Continue Reading March Mammal Madness is Coming!

Icy Inverts…they are beyond cool!

Join Marine Invertebrates Curator Dr. Kenneth Halanych and Invertebrate Collections Manager, Nusrat Noor as they, and their colleagues, share their adventures from a recent collecting trip to the Antarctic through the Icy Inverts YouTube Channel. They, along with their colleagues from the University of Alabama, The University of Alaska Anchorage, and Central Michigan University, will share…Continue Reading Icy Inverts…they are beyond cool!

Darwin Day, how about Darwin Week!

We are excited about our Darwin Week event beginning this Monday February 8th. Join the AUMNH Feb 8th – Feb 12th as we celebrate Charles Darwin all week. Use GPS coordinates to find all 6 Charles Darwins hidden around campus. Each question will have a numeric answer that you will use to solve the puzzle to find…Continue Reading Darwin Day, how about Darwin Week!

Bones and Boos!

Date: October 12th, 2019Time: 12:00 PM until 4:00 PM On Saturday, October 12, 12-4pm, the Davis Arboretum, the AU Museum of Natural History and the AU Vet School, will be hosting a one day outdoor exhibit of animal skeletons throughout the Arboretum.  Guests can come enjoy an up close and personal look at  some of their favorite animals…Continue Reading Bones and Boos!

Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine 2018 Open House

Join us on A-Day at the Vet School for the College of Veterinary Medicine’s 2018 Open House! The AUMNH will be hosting two exhibits.  We will have museum specimens with live animals  and a Gopher Tortoise education station. What:  Part of the College of Veterinary Medicine Open House When:  Saturday, April 7, 2018  Museum exhibits will…Continue Reading Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine 2018 Open House

Donald E. Davis Arboretum  “Azalea Festival”

Join us at the Donald E. Davis Arboretum for the 2018 Donald E. Davis Arboretum”Azalea Festival”. The AUMNH will be hosting two exhibits.  Come check out some of our over 2,000,000 museum specimens, swing by our Gopher Tortoise education station and meet some of our live animal friends. When: Saturday, March 31, 2018  – Museum exhibits will be available…Continue Reading Donald E. Davis Arboretum  “Azalea Festival”

Great article on a recent AUMNH expedition to Guyana to examine fish biodiversity.

Amazonas magazine published a report on a recent AUMNH expedition to Guyana to examine fish biodiversity. Follow the link below to read Nathan Lujan’s beautifully illustrated article and learn about some of the museum’s work in the field. Amazonas Article – Rediscovering a Lost Loricariid…Continue Reading Great article on a recent AUMNH expedition to Guyana to examine fish biodiversity.