First of all, I know people are asking me about video updates (they are coming!), but I've got a new editing software, and it's taking some time to get to know it and figure out how to use it.

But we've been really busy here at the museum with the launch of the Robert Bateman Get to Know contest!


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One of the coolest things I get to do as part of my job is introduce people to the live animals who live at the museum. While most of our live animals are fish or invertebrates, the hidden stars of the show are our reptiles. So I thought I'd take a little time to introduce Zip.


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Robert Bateman is an artist I really like. Not just because he's been painting wicked pictures of Canadian Wildlife for longer than I've been alive, but also because he's a really cool naturalist.

"I can't conceive of anything being more varied and rich and handsome than the planet Earth. And its crowning beauty is the natural world. I want to ( Read more... )