Close to where I left off in this visit to the Museum of Nature is the other portion of this first diorama of the Mammal Gallery, with a mother polar bear and its cub at an air hole in the ice. A seal is below, key prey for the bear.
This gallery has large and small dioramas, and they are very well done. This is a family of beavers.
From apex predators to their prey, mammals have a wide variety.
Two predators and one prey are seen here. Adolescent grizzly bears are perched on the rocks, while a pika can be seen at bottom left below the ledge.
Across the way, something different from my last visit. This is a slab of western red cedar, over seven hundred years old when it was brought down.
Fascinating and beautiful series.
ReplyDeleteLovely exhibits!
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