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Maggy Benson and Dr. Carla Dove seated at a table with several specimens of dead birds and bird feathers.

Forensic Ornithology – Bird Detective

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Maggy Benson and Meet Dr. David Hunt are at a table with several boxes, each with some pieces of bone.

Mummy Science – Natural and Cultural Preserved Remains

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Maggy Benson and Dr. Torben Rick are seated at a table with several furry specimens in front of them.

Island Biodiversity – Tracking Human Influences

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Maggy Benson and Dr. Briana Pober sit at a table with casts of early human skulls, their stone tools, and the skull of a carnivore.

Human Evolution – Early Human Diets

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Butterfly Pavilion Manager Eric Wenzel, Maggy Benson and Microscopy Educator Juan Pablo Hurtado Padilla read to discuss butterfly colors and mimicry.

Butterfly Adaptations – How They Come By Their Colors

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Maggy Benson and Dr. Sabrina Sholts are seated at a table with a black jar, several bones, a small human skeleton, and various tools.

How Bones Reveal Environmental Health

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An acorn woodpecker clinging to the side of a tree. Some text is displayed next to the image.

Webinar: Adaptations of Acorn Woodpeckers with Sahas Barve

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Floyd Shockley holding a collection case of beetles

Webinar: Beetle Adaptations for Survival with Floyd Shockley

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Kyle Miller from the National Zoo

Webinar: Reptile Discovery Center Virtual Tour with Kyle Miller

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Tank in the coral lab with orange and pink corals

Webinar: Virtual Tour of the National Zoo’s Coral Lab with Thomas Wippenbeck

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Clouded leopard

Webinar: Clouded Leopard Virtual Tour with Juan Rodriguez

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Three black and orange milkweed bugs on a green leaf

Webinar: Insect Adaptations, Featuring Residents of the Insect Zoo

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