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

Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Joined January 2011
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