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Happy Darwin Day!

2/13/2020

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I am officially a day late in posting, but yesterday was Charles Darwin's birthday (February 12, 1809). Yesterday was his 211th birthday. Here at the Natural History Museum we celebrated by posting scientists around the museum at carts deemed the 'Expert is in' to show off some of our favorite specimens to the general public. I naturally brought out a handful of my favorite squirrels, including the adaptive radiation I studied during my doctoral work, the Sulawesi squirrels, as well as the giant Bornean tufted squirrel (Reithrosciurus macrotis), the black-eared squirrel (Nannosciurus melanotis), and the Prevost's squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii). Additionally, I brought out our local southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) and the giant flying squirrel (Petaurista elegans). I had a great time and always enjoy talking to the public about weird squirrels! Happy Birthday Charles!

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    Missy is a geneticist, and field biologist who enjoys both observing mammals in their natural environment and combining that with DNA detective work.

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