Monday, May 20, 2019

Tucson, AZ: International Wildlife Museum


International Wildlife Museum, Tucson, Arizona. May 2019.



Yesterday was International Museum Day, and the International Wildlife Museum in Tucson threw open its doors for free admission. I was in!


International Wildlife Museum, Tucson, Arizona. May 2019.


The diorama of the bobcat snatching a bird from the air reminded me of this preposterous situation I witnessed by an Arkansas road, where a duck had died in the clutching branches of a tree:

Duck caught in branches, Arkansas. January 2012.


Tucson's International Wildlife Museum is petite compared to Chicago's Field Museum and Springfield's Wonder of Wildlife extravaganza, and some of the animal specimens are showing signs of age, but I like how the Tucson museum makes so many exhibits touchable to visitors.

International Wildlife Museum, Tucson, Arizona. May 2019.


I could stroke the head and mane of this ram and sweep my hand over the horns.


International Wildlife Museum, Tucson, Arizona. May 2019.


It felt nice to be greeted from on high by this giraffe when I entered a new room.

International Wildlife Museum, Tucson, Arizona. May 2019.

International Wildlife Museum, Tucson, Arizona. May 2019.

International Wildlife Museum, Tucson, Arizona. May 2019.

International Wildlife Museum, Tucson, Arizona. May 2019.

International Wildlife Museum, Tucson, Arizona. May 2019.


International Wildlife Museum, Tucson, Arizona. May 2019.

International Wildlife Museum, Tucson, Arizona. May 2019.






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