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Blaschka glass sea anemones
https://australian.museum/about/history/stories/blaschka-glass-sea-anemones/A scientific marvel in the field of art? Or an artistic marvel in the field of science? Either way, this isn't the only mystery crystallised in the collection of glass marine creatures made by the famous German father and son team, Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka.
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The Wonnarua
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/hunter-valley/the-wonnarua/The Wonnarua people's traditional lands are located in the Hunter Valley area of New South Wales. A dreamtime story from the Wonnarua explains how the hills and rivers in the Hunter Valley were created by a spirit called Baiame. Groups living near the Wonnarua include the Darkinjung and the Wirad
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Decomposition: fly life cycle and development times
https://australian.museum/learn/science/decomposition-fly-life-cycles/The presence of insects in a corpse is a critical clue towards estimating the time of death for bodies dead for longer periods of time.
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John Gilbert (1812-1845) - collector extraordinaire
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/john-gould/john-gilbert-a-collector-extraordinaire/John Gilbert (1812-1845) was Gould's principal collector in Australia and was a talented observer who endured considerable hardship while travelling in the Australian bush collecting for his employer.
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Kenyanthropus platyops
https://australian.museum/learn/science/human-evolution/kenyanthropus-platyops/The only species in this genus, this hominin lived about 3 million years ago. However, the species name is based on a distorted and fragmented skull and many debate its validity.
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John Gould and the Australian Museum
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/john-gould/gould-and-the-australian-museum/The Australian Museum had been in existence for barely a decade when John Gould arrived in Sydney in February 1839.
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Edward Lear (1812-1888)
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/john-gould/edward-lear-1812-1888/Best known for his limericks and the nursery rhyme 'The Owl and the Pussy-cat', this is not how he wished to be remembered.
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Herbivory: eating plants
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/herbivory-eating-plants/Herbivory is the act of eating plants and a herbivore is an animal that eats plants. Herbivores play an important role in the ecology of any area, influencing plant communities and individual plant growth. The great diversity of invertebrate and vertebrate herbivores reflects the diversity of pla
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Preparation for death: stories
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/preparation-for-death-stories/Read about how these people from different cultures prepare the bodies of their dead.
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Disposing of the dead - Cremation
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/disposing-of-the-dead-cremation/Cremation is the disposal of a corpse by fire. It is an ancient and widespread practice, second only to burial. Some ancient cultures believed that fire was a purifying agent, and that cremation would light the way of the deceased to another world, or to prevent the return of the dead.
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