Tag: AUMNH

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 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!

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!

Koona t’chuta, Solo? – New fish making a big splash

Did you hear the one about the fish that looks like a Rodian bounty hunter? In a recent publication, a team of AUMNH scientists led by Dr. Johnathan Armbruster, AUMNH’s Curator of fishes, described three new species of suckermouth armored catfish belonging to the Family Loricariidae. One of these new species bares a striking resemblance…Continue Reading Koona t’chuta, Solo? – New fish making a big splash