Please note: The Academy will close at 3 pm on Thursday, April 18, for Big Bang Gala.
Scientists from the Ornithology and Mammalogy department offer an inside look at their latest projects.
May 11, 2013
Laura Wilkinson
Continuing on from my last post, Moe made the decision to collect the entire skeleton of offshore Orca 0319, since it was such a rare specimen. This, however, was no easy feat!
May 9, 2013
Laura Wilkinson
In the previous blog post, I wrote about our initial observation and field necropsy of Orca 0319 back in November of 2011. Now, I’ll go over the different types of Orcas, called “ecotypes.”
May 6, 2013
Laura Wilkinson
We have a very exciting project starting this week (May 10th) in the Piazza: an articulation of an orca skeleton. Articulation, or connecting the bones together, is how we display skeletons so that...
February 5, 2012
Jack Dumbacher
Well, it's a sunny Sunday in Golden Gate Park. The weather was warm and pleasant, and the winter birds were active. My wife Tiffany and I took a stroll up the hill and into the park near Lloyd Lake...
February 1, 2011
Jack Dumbacher
Diseases can have significant effects on bird populations, especially populations that have never been exposed to them.
December 14, 2009
Jack Dumbacher
Traditional sailing proas still sail around remote Milne Bay, much as they have for centuries.