Through its exhibits and collections, our museum helps visitors to understand and appreciate the importance of animal biodiversity, conservation and ecology.

Joined January 2011
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The Hefner wants to know how the Miami Community stands: Are you a Dog or a Cat person? Comment below!
While the Dog Days of Summer are over, the Dog Days of Oxford are just beginning! This semester, the annual... fb.me/3itTH91Pq

I posted 5 photos on Facebook in the album "Vertebrate Zoology" fb.me/2yXKCAOba

Stop on by The Hefner and see what contributions undergraduate students have made to the museum! We are open from... fb.me/2oSI65BcD

March 3rd through March 8th is National Invasive Species Awareness Week! Invasive Species are non-native species... fb.me/1ZPixdudE

The answer to Friday's What Is It? was a Great Blue Heron! Herons use their long, thin legs to wade through water... fb.me/HP1z5BL6

What Is It? This piercing eye is matched by its piercing beak to make this animal a great aquatic hunter. What... fb.me/1WljJNRgY

Welcome back Miami Students! We at the museum are excited for the semester ahead! Stop on by and visit! We are... fb.me/1sS5HM0OG

The fall semester is quickly coming to a close and finals are just next week. Good luck to all the students!
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The answer to Monday's picture is a Dolphin Skull! Dolphins are a member of Odontoceti (Toothed Whales) and use... fb.me/1hgsh6Lsq

What Is It? This toothy smile belongs to an animal whose diet consists largely of fish. What could it be? fb.me/2yLcDAztf

The 38th Annual Hefner Lecture and subsequent reception was a success! We hope that all who attended any of the... fb.me/JRIRZ7P8

The answer to Monday's picture is a Porcupine fish! When seriously threatened, the porcupine fish swallows air or... fb.me/21nDUZL30

The 38th Annual Hefner Lecture is fast approaching! This year, we welcome Dr. Geerat Vermeij to present "Moving... fb.me/29mRxaRdg

Sorry for the delay! The answer to the picture on Wednesday was a River Otter! River Otters used to be found all... fb.me/1vZvEcUq0

Sorry for the delay! The answer to the picture on Wednesday was a River Otter! River Otters used to be found all... fb.me/1VTyhfu4W

Today's What Is It Picture is related to a week long event occurring all over the world this week! This is the... fb.me/2ggTGX2qt

You asked for a sense of scale with our Mammoth Jaw, well here is a picture of the jaw with a standard ruler... fb.me/1t0hOaoak