Monday, January 13, 2025

The Changing Arctic

 This sculpture is called Rookery.


Here we have items made from caribou.


This is the brain casing of a beached bowhead whale.


While here we have a polar bear.


Things have changed in the Arctic- millions of years ago it was warmer, and dinosaurs roamed the region. Even after their days were done, the warmth continued, and other organisms thrived here.


This is the skeleton of a modern camel. The camel originated in the Americas before spreading back into what we would now call the Old World. The High Arctic Camel, an extinct species, would have been thirty percent bigger than these.

20 comments:

  1. Hello,
    Great exhibit, I love the polar bear. The skeletons are cool. I have never heard of an Arctic Camel.
    Take care, have a wonderful week ahead.

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  2. You find the best things at the museum, William. Thank you for taking us along.

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  3. ...and changes to the arctic have been huge!

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  4. The climate has certainly had its ups and downs in the arctic.

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  5. Change is inevitable ~ informative exhibit and photos ~ thanks,

    Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
    clm ~ A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  6. The climate has always been always changing, but never this quick, I think.

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  7. This is an interesting museum exhibit. I didn't know about the arctic camels.

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  8. Loved the bear photos very much!

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