Simon Tonge blogs about discovering a specimen at RAMM collected by world-renowned naturalist Gerald Durrell.
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Museum volunteer Simon Tonge spent December and January working on RAMM’s hummingbird collection. RAMM has almost 500 tiny specimens, some of which are very special. He has checked every specimen against our records as well as checking their current scientific identification. Simon shares his findings in this blog.
Jamie Wildman blogs about his work on the chequered skipper butterfly and the discovery of very significant specimens at RAMM.
RAMM’s collection includes a hoof possibly from a Quagga. Is this really a Quagga hoof and is it really extinct? Simon Tonge explains.
A new book by Martyn Rix includes a chapter of research on RAMM’s collection of Indian botanical art and can be purchased from the RAMM shop.
University of Exeter researcher Emmanuelle Briolat explains how RAMM’s historic moth collections are helping understand hawkmoth vision
In preparation for two exciting upcoming shows (A Language of Seeds and Seedscapes: Future-Proofing Nature) I have spent time with RAMM’s botany collections. Some plant specimens are local – collected within a few miles of RAMM. Others originate thousands of miles away.
The Montagu collection of molluscs receives Designation award from Arts Council England in recognition of its international importance to science.
Dr Clemency Fisher shares her research on a collection of 20 Australian birds from the Leichhardt Expedition.