Media Exhibit Archives

Ends of the Earth: From Polar Bears to Penguins
February 9 - April 27, 2008

The Arctic and Antarctic are more than melting icebergs and international land claims. "Ends of the Earth: From Polar Bears to Penguins" explores Earth’s extreme —and extremely fragile— polar ends with stunning vistas, massive polar bears, comical penguins and brave explorers.

Feb. 7, 2008: Ends of the Earth Media Advisory/Photo Op [.pdf]
Jan. 17, 2008: Ends of the Earth Opening Day [.pdf]
Jan. 2, 2008: Ends of the Earth Exhibition [.pdf]
Jan. 2, 2008: Ends of the Earth Facts [.pdf]
Jan. 2, 2008: Ends of the Earth Highlights [.pdf]
July 6, 2007: Ends of the Earth Exhibition Advance [.doc]

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How many species of penguins live in the Antarctic? This is just one of the questions answered by this penguin exhibit in the Antarctic section of "Ends of the Earth: From Polar Bears to Penguins" at The Academy of Natural Sciences Feb. 9-April 27, 2008. "Ends of the Earth" explores all the "cool" science of the Arctic and Antarctic.
A family a real polar bear specimen in “Ends of the Earth: From Polar Bears to Penguins” at The Academy of Natural Sciences Feb. 9 to April 27, 2008. The exhibition explores both the Arctic and Antarctic with fun, interactive displays for the whole family.
Kids slide like a penguin in the Antarctic section of “Ends of the Earth: From Polar Bears to Penguins” at The Academy of Natural Sciences Feb. 9 to April 27, 2008. The exhibition explores both the Arctic and Antarctic with fun, interactive displays for the whole family.
These two species of penguins are not found in the Antarctic, but kids can dress up and pretend they are penguins in “Ends of the Earth: From Polar Bears to Penguins” at The Academy of Natural Sciences Feb. 9 to April 27, 2008. The exhibition explores both the Arctic and Antarctic with fun, interactive displays for the whole family.
Polar explorer Lonnie Dupre will illustrate his exciting adventures in a free public talk at The Academy of Natural Sciences on Tuesday, Feb. 12.

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Amazon Voyage: Vicious Fishes and Other Riches
(June 2 - December 31, 2007)

Stick your head in a fish tank, watch stingrays play hide and seek and hear what scientists have to say about the hottest place on earth for fish diversity —the Amazon River— when The Academy of Natural Sciences’ newest exhibition, Amazon Voyage: Vicious Fishes and Other Riches, opens Saturday, June 2. (All releases are in .doc format)

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A visitor to Amazon Voyage: Vicious Fishes and Other Riches at The Academy of Natural Sciences June 2-Dec. 31, 2007 gets a fish-eyed view of a discus fish in a bubble-top aquarium.
A catfish greets a visitor to Amazon Voyage: Vicious Fishes and Other Riches at The Academy of Natural Sciences June 2-Dec. 31, 2007. The exhibit blends science with art and fun to present the world's most biologically diverse river.
Visitors to Amazon Voyage: Vicious Fishes and Other Riches at The Academy of Natural Sciences June 2-Dec. 31, 2006 heave an anaconda, one of the many wildlife wonders of the Amazon.
The Academy of Natural Sciences fish Curator Dr. John Lundberg is featured in Amazon Voyage: Vicious Fishes and Other Riches, June 2-Dec. 31, 2007. His research took him to the Uruguay River in southern Brazil where he holds a sorubi catfish (Pseudoplatystoma corruscans).

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The Scoop on Poop (January 20 - May 13, 2007)

Fish do it, frogs do it, eagles and elephants do it. Yet poop is something many people find hard to discuss with a straight face. The Scoop On Poop is a tactful blend of science and fun that leads visitors on an investigation of what poop is and how animals and humans use it.

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In The Scoop On Poop, visitors get to play games such as "Who Dung It." Here visitors match the scat with its maker. (photo credit: Virginia Living Museum)
In the "Fecal Exam" interactive station in The Scoop On Poop, visitors can use a microscope to examine the contents of poop. (no photo credit)
In the "Super Poopers" section of The Scoop On Poop, visitors can step on a scale and see how long it takes an elephant to poop one's body weight. (no photo credit)
In The Scoop On Poop, visitors will learn that there are more than 7,00 species of dung beetles and they're found everywhere except in Antarctica. This African dung beetle is rolling a dung ball. (photo credit: Joe McDonald)
In The Scoop On Poop, visitors will learn how people make use of poop. This Sambutu woman sits atop a dung hut. (photo credit: Joe McDonald)

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My Home Planet Earth (Oct. 21, 2006 - January 7, 2007)

Sept. 21, 2006

Air quality, water pollution and nutrition are big concepts for little kids to understand. My Home Planet Earth, a new exhibition coming to The Academy of Natural Sciences Oct. 21, replaces the mystery with meaning through fun activities. Full release

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Bones (May 27-Sept 20, 2006)

May 3, 2006

Slip out of your skin and discover what keeps your body from collapsing to the floor in a new hands-on exhibition for families, Bones: An Exhibit Inside You at The Academy of Natural Sciences, May 27-Sept. 20, 2006.
Full release, Exhibit highlights, Bone builders, bone busters, Weekend programs

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Credit: www.about.com

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Butterflies!

Like a beautiful butterfly emerging from its dowdy chrysalis, the new, permanent exhibition Butterflies! bursts open at The Academy of Natural Sciences.
(All releases are in .doc format)

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(From left to right, the three butterflies shown are blue morpho, monarch and swallowtail)
(Mike the butterfly keeper is shown on the right)