On Wednesday, our NEWTs (Nature, Environment and Wildlife Taskforce) ventured over to neighbouring University of Reading to explore The Cole Museum of Zoology.
The co-curricular club, enjoyed by environmentalists from Year 7 to 11, aims to support biodiversity and sustainability on the Park, and what better way to do so than learning about the pressures that have, and continue, to shape animal life.
The museum which contains some 3500 specimens of which around 400 are on display at any one time, offered a snapshot into the diversity of animal life and how they evolve and adapt.
Emilia in Year 8 enthused, “In the museum I saw many skeletons and insects and also many, many beautiful shells. I thought that the most interesting part of the museum was the bird and mammal section, I found it really fascinating, especially with all the interesting fact boards.”
Just some of the exhibiting skeletons included a male Indian elephant, a false killer whale, a five-metre reticulated python, and a pair of giant spider crabs!
Emilia continued, “I joined NEWTs because I thought we would help the outside world have fun and learn lots more about animals and bugs… And we do! The museum was great!”
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