The First Days of Last Days of Pangea

The First Days of Last Days of Pangea

The last days of Pangea were filled with wonder, with death, and then with renewal. This is the story captured in our exhibit. In August, we checked in on the construction of Postosuchus for our new exhibit, Last Days of Pangea: In the Footsteps of the Dinosaurs. Now that the exhibit is open, it's time to dig a little deeper into how exhibits come together here at the Bruce. 

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The Hamster Wheel of the Wild

The Hamster Wheel of the Wild

Hamsters were the pet of my childhood and I was often kept awake at night listening to the squeaking of the wheel as they ran. Were my pets really enjoying themselves, or were they running because they were driven to neuroses by the boredom of captivity? Two researchers put the running wheel to the test. They placed them in the wild, where rodents have the whole world to engage and entertain them. Would they still be drawn to the wheel, or is wheel running something for caged rodents only?

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