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GrantMuseum

  1. #Shark of the Week: Which Atlantic shark has an extra gill and a flattened face? This week's SotW is the bluntnose sixgill shark
  2. Plural Animal Wednesday (PAW!) This week's plural is: A parliament of owls
  3. Dino dismay: Origin of skeleton to be auctioned questioned: on.msnbc.com/JgPLO4 via @msnbc
  4. Specimen of the Week: This type of king is so respected that other animals back off when it approaches... blogs.ucl.ac.uk/museums/2012/0…
  5. #Shark of the Week: Which metre long Australian is a lovely bronze colour when viewed from above? This week's SotW is the creek whaler shark
  6. Visitor: 'We're not the dominant species, but the most arrogant.' Agree or disagree? Join the debate @GrantMuseum #GrantQR
  7. Museums and Heritage Awards blog (again) now with a micro gallery of images blogs.ucl.ac.uk/museums/2012/0…
  8. Had some good talks at Activating Still Lives ucl.ac.uk/art-history/ev…
  9. Thank you for all the congratulation tweets. Of course the wonder of the QRator project is that all of you made it happen! #GrantQR
  10. Grant Museum wins Museums and Heritage Award blogs.ucl.ac.uk/museums/2012/0… @clairey_ross @UCLDH @CASAUCL @frogo @clhw1 @melissaterras @digitalurban
  11. Plural Animal Wednesday (PAW!) This week's plural is: A rhumba of rattlesnakes
  12. Visitor: Thoughtlessness, ignorance & selfishness contribute to the continuing problems of species extinction: will we ever learn? #GrantQR
  13. Specimen of the Week: sets the record straight on why this widely disliked animal is really a misunderstood eco-warrior blogs.ucl.ac.uk/museums/2012/0…
  14. #Shark of the Week: Which shark might be able to give you a helping fin if you have a medical emergency? This week's SotW is the nurse shark
  15. Visitor: 'I heard that they have been trying to clone a mammoth for years, I think they should keep trying'. Agree? Join the debate #GrantQR
  16. @DavidBeavan @clhw1 Well put it this way, a creature giving birth to a complete @GlassJarOfMoles has yet to be discovered #meaningofmolelife
  17. @clhw1 @GlassJarOfMoles Or possibly Reason 3: They were for a dissection class - 1 mole per student - and were never used #meaningofmolelife