If you have been to the Center of the West either of the last two summers, you have probably seen our Superheroes of Nature show. During the thirty minute program, we discuss the amazing adaptations of four or five of our birds. These adaptations are what allow these wild animals to survive in nature and are […]
[VirtualGallery id=”Snowy Range Academy” slides=”4″ title=”0″]At the Draper Museum Raptor Experience, we do A LOT of educational programs. In 2015 alone, we presented 551 programs!! The majority of our presentations occur on-site at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West where we are based. We do, however, do some traveling – to schools, libraries, nursing homes, and […]
Hello everyone! Welcome to Katie’s last summer blog post! This post is about the differences in female and male raptors, because it is often different than people expect. Most people know that in birds, the males have bright flashy colors and sometimes very elaborate feather displays, while the females are drab grays and browns. Almost […]
Hello, it’s Katie again! Welcome to the final dinosaur blog – and my second to last blog post of the summer! This post is going to be all about synapomorphies, which is a fancy word for shared characteristics. When scientists are determining the relationships between living things, this is usually the starting point, and from […]
Hello again! Welcome to week two of birds are dinosaurs! This week we are going to talk about some of the somewhat misleading terms that are used to define and describe dinosaurs and birds, as well as who is related to who (or not)! If you remember from last week, I talked about how dinosaurs […]
Does this look Anything like a bird?! How about this: …not really. Hmm… maybe we are getting a bit closer here: A-ha, I think I finally see the connection: If you couldn’t already tell, this next set of 3 blogs will be about… DINOSAURS! I am a total nerd when it comes to dinosaurs, and […]