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Death to Display: Specimen Preparation

Have you ever wondered how the Academy turns a dead animal into a skeleton ready for display?

Have you ever wondered how the California Academy of Sciences turns a dead animal to a skeleton ready to display? Field Associate and long-time contributor Ray Bandar explains. This video was produced by youth participating in the 2014 Science in Action Summer Intensive. A project of the California Academy of Sciences’ Digital Learning Program.