Learn more about our 2007 trip to Namibia to collect sengis.
Ornithology & Mammalogy
Expeditions
Field notes: Namibia 2007
Expedition to Papua New Guinea
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Academy South Seas Expeditions
Undertaking Pacific Island Biotic Surveys and Inventories
Expedition to Namibia to obtain type series and basic life history data on a new species of round-eared sengi.
Research Resources
Expedition to Papua New Guinea
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On Sunday, June 9th, we finished our articulation (all except for the right flipper, which will be completed at a later date. Read more about that here). The hyoids, scapulae, flipper, pelvic bones, and skull were all attached to complete O319’s skeleton. Over the last five weeks, we had 286 total pieces to assemble. The ...
Another time-intensive process has been matching up the ribs, getting them in the right order, and attaching them to the skeleton. Just like the vertebrae, it’s a bit overwhelming to pull all of the ribs out on a table and realize that they have to be matched and ordered, but it’s not so bad once ...
Orca O319 recently received a new set of teeth made out of polyurethane! Instead of remaining on display with the rest of the skeleton, the real set of teeth from O319 will be kept in the Ornithology and Mammalogy collection to be available for researchers. Teeth of the offshore Orca ecotype are of special interest ...