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Juan Rodriguez holding a Giant panda.
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Do-It-Yourself Exhibits: Free, Print-On-Demand Exhibition Toolkits
Drawing of skeleton of Megatherium cuvieri
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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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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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Forensic Science of Bird Strikes

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Butterfly Colors and Biomimicry

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