Natural History I

Here are some more pictures from our trip to the Harvard Museum of Natural History which we visited on Sunday. I thought the museum was quite old--however I just read that it was founded in 1995. It is housed in the same building as the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. On the left is a theater puppet displayed in the South Pacific cultures display.



Sophie enjoyed the museum but was a little more rambunctious than usual. She's enjoying hearing her own voice also the attention it draws from others.

The museum is home to the world's only mounted Kronosaurus, a type of marine dinosaur. Here you can see Sophie & myself (or at least, our reflections in the display window) being devoured by the hungry Mr. Kronosaurus. Nothing quite says "I'm a mad scientist" than putting alien-like creatures in jars of formaldehyde, wouldn't you say?
The "Cultures of Mexico" exhibit was one of our favorite parts.
More to follow.