Exhibit Highlights
Explore the unique nature of the Earth’s polar regions, the current science being undertaken there, and how these regions are indicators of climate change on our planet.
In Ends of the Earth: From Polar Bears to Penguins, visitors will:
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- Experience the challenges of the great polar explorers in The Explorers multimedia theater.
- Understand the science behind Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis.
- Learn about the current and forecasted trends in polar bear populations resulting from climate change.
- Explore the animal adaptations, the human adaptations, and the science that is unique to the Arctic.
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- Look at polar bear hair under a magnifier.
- Learn about the status of polar bears from research scientists.
- Take the Arctic Animal Quiz and use real specimens to find out which Arctic whale has a tusk and which Arctic animal has the most hair.
- Take a garden tour of the Arctic to discover the amazing adaptations of dozens of Arctic plant species.
- Pull on a penguin suit and walk and slide like a penguin.
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- Learn what researchers are studying about penguin behavior—their feeding, their family life and their unique locomotion.
- Match your skills against those of penguin parents in the “Feed the Chick Game.”
- Journey to the North and South poles and along the Northwest Passage through the eyes of the polar explorers—Roald Amundsen, Captain Robert Scott, Admiral Robert Peary and Frederick Cook.
