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September 30, 2009
The event showcased the degree to which the diversity of life will always be an endless source of fascination for all biologists, providing a comparative framework within which research on all species, including humans, can be carried out.
Visitors to the MCZ and the Organismic & Evolutionary Biology (OEB) labs got to see and hold the skin of a 12-foot boa, the baculum of a 400 lb walrus, the world's smallest hummingbird, a fish with light organs along its body, a giant fossil nautilus, beautiful butterflies, and a room full of ants.
MCZ Museum Director and OEB Professor James Hanken welcomed guests
and provided introductory remarks
The weather was cool at the outdoor reception, but the conversation was lively
OEB student Nicole Danos prepares to get her hands wet during the Ichthyology and
Herpetology part of the lab tour
OEB students Evan Kingsley (center) and Emily Kay (right) describe specimen preservation
techniquesused for the MCZ's Mammalian and Avian collections
