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Getting along with new roommates can be a challenge…Part 2

Posted on December 9, 2009 by

Last week we met the spotted turtles that will soon be calling the water exhibit home. Now it’s time to meet the freshwater fish and the Pacific habitat fish… The residents of the freshwater river habitat have presented a bit … Continue reading →

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Another specimen – lobster

Posted on July 10, 2009 by

Homarus americanus American lobster This specimen is impressive, but it’s certainly not the biggest in a Canadian museum. The Huntsman Marine Science Centre in St. Andrews, New Brunswick may hold the contender for that award! A lobster’s big claws are … Continue reading →

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Bathing Whales

Posted on July 3, 2009 by

A big part of the Water Project is the new permanent gallery to be housed in Ottawa, and a big part of that gallery is a real, full-sized blue whale skeleton. This skeleton will be close to 20m (65 ft)! … Continue reading →

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From our collections

Posted on June 26, 2009 by

Every now and then I take a trip down to the collections pods to see what neat specimens are being prepared for the gallery. Here’s my latest discovery. Judith Price, Assistant Collections Manager for the invertebrate collection gave me some … Continue reading →

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Freeze-dried pickles?

Posted on June 22, 2009 by

Producing a traveling exhibit has its own set of challenges, the biggest being that it travels! Set-up and tear down have to be easy, the components have to be crated and shipped, and the specimens have to be hardy. This … Continue reading →

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