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A) The Ralph Teetor Planetarium allows our staff to introduce visitors to the night sky and is open for shows by special arrangement.

B) The Indiana Birds of Prey exhibit gives you a close look at predatory birds, like the bald eagle, that you may not normally get to see in Indiana. We have grouped these birds, all found in Indiana, by family.

C) The Invertebrate Fossils and Geology exhibit displays geological specimens from the local Ordovician limestone (and provides some information about the anthropology of the area). Fossil preservation in the Richmond area is some of the best in the nation.

D) Our African mammal display offers visitors the opportunity to view some of the large animals one would see roaming the African landscape.

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E) The Arthropod exhibit presents the most widely known arachnids, insects, crustaceans, and arthropods. It illustrates the relationship between the species and explains where and how they live.

F) The Mammal Alcove displays a variety of Indiana mammals in their natural habitats and explains their specialized adaptations.

G) The Marsh Birds display presents the birds found in typical Marsh habitat of early Indiana. Many of the species visible here are now quite rare--especially the whooping crane.

H) The Paleontology Area contains the skeletons of a mastodon, a giant beaver (the most complete one in the world!), a dire wolf, a giant ground sloth, and an allosaurus, as well as several other specimens. The museum's only dinosaur, the allosaurus, is long-extinct, but it was only 15,000 years ago that the four giant mammals were alive in Indiana!

I) A past Earlham president (J.J. Mills) brought the Mummy Ta-an to Earlham from Egypt in 1889. For many years thought to be the mummy of an ancient Egyptian King, we now know her to be a young woman named Ta'an.

J) The Live Reptile Collection contains snakes, lizards and turtles used for demonstrations during our guided tours. Our friendly reptiles come from many different environments and many people are surprised to find that snakes are smooth and cool rather than slimy!

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K) Check out The African Savanna which brings you to the plains of Kenya, a field study site for Earlham students.

M) and N) Come downstairs to visit our Discovery Room, designed to encourage hands-on learning by children and adults in the Under the Sea and Into the Forest Exhibits!

As you an see, a natural history museum is more than just the area open to the public. Do not miss the other mounted mammals, skeletons, biological artwork, and student- designed displays placed throughout the museum! A museum like this one also serves as a kind of library to scientists, who can study specimens from our Research Collections (we have over 5,000 bird specimens from around the world). Feel free to ask questions and please visit us again.