Chief’s Wearing Blanket
The Navajo made this blanket at a time when they were being forced onto reservations and in danger of losing…
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Fossil Palm
Fossil plants from Alum Bluff represent a time when Florida’s climate was warmer and sea level was higher. In 1916…
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Songbird Bell Jar
Beautifully arranged specimens inside delicate bell jars were once a common display method in museums or even private homes. Charles…
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Northern Mockingbird
Northern Mockingbirds live throughout the U.S. in both urban and rural environments. UF researchers recently discovered that these highly intelligent…
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Bird Eggs from the Doe Collection
Charles Doe was the Museum’s first Curator of Birds, 1932–1946. The Doe eggs and associated historical data have been extensively…
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Sherman’s Fox Squirrel and Trap
In the 1930s, professor H.B. Sherman studied small mammals in North Central Florida, during which time he invented the Sherman…
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Zebra Longwing
Zebra Longwings live an unusually long life, and can survive more than a month as adults rather than the typical…
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Van Hyning Cockle Shell
Van Hyning became the Museum’s first director in 1914, and ran it virtually unassisted for 29 years. He started the…
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Horse Conch
The predatory Horse Conch can grow to 24 inches long in the marine waters around Florida. The largest gastropod in…
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Agatized (Fossil) Coral
Agatized Coral forms when silica replaces the original calcium carbonate skeleton of a coral colony. This replacement process creates beautiful…
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