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Image of childrens' books with titles Bat Count, Vivian and the Legend of the Hoodoos and Creek Critters

Four Gifts That Give Back

December 9, 2020 Kate Moreau Featured, Gift Shop

Out-of-the-box gift ideas for everyone.

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2019 Gift Guide

December 18, 2019 maryalicehartsock Exhibit, Featured, Gift Shop, Membership, Ornithology, People

Unique gifts for science and sloth lovers

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Table spread in the Academy Shop

Holiday Shopping Guide 2018

December 10, 2018 maryalicehartsock Featured, Gift Shop, Uncategorized

Find the perfect gift for everyone on your list

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Children explore Xtreme Bugs at the Academy of Natural Sciences

Four Unique Holiday Gifts

December 3, 2018 maryalicehartsock Featured, Gift Shop, Membership, Program

Experiences make great holiday surprises!

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15 Awesome Gifts for Everyone on Your List

November 21, 2017 Liyah Desher Featured, Gift Shop, Uncategorized

Shopping for holiday presents can be stressful, but lucky for you the gift shop at the Academy of Natural Sciences has gifts for everyone on your list!

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Gift Shop Lizard

Don’t Forget Your Holiday Shopping!

December 15, 2015 maryalicehartsock Featured, Gift Shop, Uncategorized

2015 gift guide plus coupon!

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Poole draws Hadrosaurus

The Dinosaur Guy

December 7, 2015 maryalicehartsock Education, Exhibit, Featured, Fossil, Gift Shop, Paleontology, People

Paleo artist sets the record straight.

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a Dragon's Mouth orchid

Pennsylvania Orchids

April 23, 2015 Gelsey Torres Botany, Education, Featured, Gift Shop

Did you know you could find orchids in Pennsylvania?

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Orchid Allure

April 13, 2015 Gelsey Torres Botany, Exhibit, Featured, Gift Shop

Explore orchids at the SEPOS International Orchid Show & Sale.

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Dinosaur Slippers

Our Holiday Shopping List (Continued)

December 15, 2014 maryalicehartsock Featured, Gift Shop, Membership, Uncategorized

Are you finished with your holiday shopping? If you are like us, the answer is no!

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Rainy day blues? We have sold out of tickets for t Rainy day blues? We have sold out of tickets for today, but you can come hang out under these blue skies with our Bison on Sunday. You save $2 when you reserve your timed tickets online! Plan your visit today via link in bio. 

Photo by recent visitor @cgladston3
Want to see our Permian Monsters exhibit, full of Want to see our Permian Monsters exhibit, full of moving prehistoric creatures from the comfort of your couch? You can - tonight! ⁠
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Link in bio to register for our Flashlight Tour at 7 p.m.
Raise your hand if you've ever dreamed of digging Raise your hand if you've ever dreamed of digging for dinosaur bones! 🦖⛏️🙋🏽 ⁠
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For Ruby Le, a high school student in our Women In Natural Sciences program, this dream became a reality in the summer of 2019 during a weeklong fossil dig in Montana. Ruby got to jacket fossils, stargaze, hike and learn about geography! ⁠
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Women In Natural Sciences (WINS) is a free afterschool and summer science enrichment program offered to female public school students. Since its founding in 1982, WINS has been providing participants with hands-on science classes, skill-building activities and opportunities for personal growth in a uniquely nurturing setting. To date, more than 820 young women have completed the WINS program. The program’s mentoring and support have resulted in 100 percent of students graduating high school and more than 96 percent attending college.⁠
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Join us virtually on March 11 to celebrate the meaningful experiences of WINS alumnae at Life After WINS. Link in bio to register.
The Academy's animal ambassadors help connect our The Academy's animal ambassadors help connect our community to nature! Gecky the leopard gecko has become a favorite of local students during virtual lessons about animal habitats. Leopard geckos are native to dry desert areas in Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran and northwest India. Leopard geckos are well equipped to survive in this extreme habitat with features like camouflage, a tail that stores fat for nutrition and shedding edible skin that provides extra minerals and moisture.⁠
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To book a virtual lesson for your class visit the link in profile!
Break out your pearls for #MolluskMonday! A pair o Break out your pearls for #MolluskMonday! A pair of cultured “Mabe” pearls still in their parent oyster. These are made by sliding a hemispherical blank between the living animal and its shell. The oyster deals with the irritation of the rough blank by coating it with mother-of-pearl to make it smooth. The resulting half-round pearls are bigger than any possible spherical pearl, and are used for earrings and brooches.
We tend to think of seashells as inanimate objects We tend to think of seashells as inanimate objects scattered across sandy beaches at the sea’s edge. But each of those shells were living animals, or mollusks. Their life stories can be unexpected, telling and surprisingly varied. Join Collection Manager Paul Callomon live from the Malacology Collection as he brings shells back to life.⁠
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A Shaker of Science: Shell Tales⁠
Thursday, February 25⁠
5:30 PM-6:30 PM⁠
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Link in bio to register!
Ah, that feeling when you can sleep in on the week Ah, that feeling when you can sleep in on the weekend. We're looking forward to it – Happy Friday! ⁠
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There is limited time left to visit the incredible Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibit at the Academy. See 100 award winning nature photographs from all around the world!⁠
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The Academy is open to the general public Friday through Sunday, 11 a.m. –5 p.m. Timed tickets are available to reserve online. ⁠
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Link in bio for more info.
❄️ Does this snowy weather have you feeling co ❄️ Does this snowy weather have you feeling cold? 🥶⁠
Take a tip from our red-eared slider and cuddle with someone! ⁠
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The Academy's red-eared slider is staying warm by perching on top of her tank-mate, a female African mud turtle. Like all reptiles, these turtles are ectothermic — they absorb heat from their environment. Academy animal keepers provide our reptiles with special heat lamps to give them cozy basking spots. The red-eared slider got creative to find a way to absorb maximum heat, with a little help from her friend!
Another #MolluskMonday for you! An array of specim Another #MolluskMonday for you! An array of specimens in the behind-the-scenes Malacology department includes a fully preserved Angel Wing (Cyrtopleura), a burrowing bivalve that actually has three shells rather than the usual two. The third shell bridges the main pair and helps with burrowing. The long extension of the body contains the siphons, the two pipes through which the burrowed mollusk inhales and exhales water.
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