Large dioramas are set up throughout the Mammal Gallery, with a mix of taxidermied animals, recreated landscapes, and painted backgrounds. This first one includes a mountain lion and two cubs.
Here we have Arctic Hares.
Grizzly bears are featured here. A close eye might find hidden in the rocks at the base a little critter, a rodent.
Displayed here are beavers.
Display panels feature a wealth of information on mammals, organized thematically.
Those are nice. I remember how I loved seeing dioramas when I was a kid visiting the Smithsonian.
ReplyDeleteA more creative way of displaying stuffed animals in their natural environment.
ReplyDeleteHello, I love this exhibit and all the animals. Enjoy your day, have a great new week!
ReplyDeleteThere is a beaver pond by the boardwalk but I have never seen the illusive creature.
ReplyDelete...ever since I was a kid, I loved going to the local museum and seeing their dioramas.
ReplyDeleteThe dioramas are marvelous ✨
ReplyDelete...and arctic hares avery large.
ReplyDeleteI was on vacation in Jasper National Park when I saw my first grizzly bear in person. It was foraging by the side of the road.
ReplyDeleteI think beavers are interesting creatures.
ReplyDeleteThese dioramas work so well to give us an idea of scale and habitat.
ReplyDeleteThose dioramas are quite impressive, William. I have always enjoyed this type of display in a museum exhibit.
ReplyDeleteDioramas are always interesting to see.
ReplyDeleteRealistic looking dioramas ~ handsome animals ^_^
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@Linda: I enjoy them.
ReplyDelete@Fun60: it is.
@Eileen: thanks!
@Marie: I have seen them. More often I've seen their dams and lodges.
@Tom: this is a marvelous museum to visit.
@Grace: I definitely agree.
@Red: they are!
@Sharon: they are magnificent animals.
@DJan: I think so too.
@RedPat: they do, yes.
@Beatrice: thank you.
@Bill: indeed.
@Carol: thanks!
Very nicely made dioramas. Painting in the background is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThey're well done.
DeleteOnce over 30 years ago, was able to watch some beavers swim and build a dam. I will never forget it.
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I've seen beavers, but seen their dams and lodges much more often.
DeleteThose look like wonderful dioramas.
ReplyDeleteThey're well done.
DeleteOMG!! This is where I go first when at a museum
ReplyDeleteMB
I tend to take this museum from the top floor down.
DeleteDiaramas are always one of my favorite parts of a natural history museum. These are terrific!
ReplyDeleteI agree.
DeleteThe dioramas are excellent.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Indeed.
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