Wednesday, February 26, 2020

More items in the research center

So much to see!  Cacti, finches, lava lizards ready to mate, old bones and more!

these cacti are very tall


the trunk of a dead cactus



a crazy honeycomb pattern of the trunk of the cactus


Mocking bird


Lava Lizard


A female lava lizard ready to mate


Come hither 


More tortoise shells


A chest plate


You can see the backbone and ribs that are fused to the shell


The bones of a whale


Vary long spine


On and on!


I did not even know that there was such a thing as a dwarf sperm whale, but here are the bones


Our Guide Patti!


All the different types of Tortoises