Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum
and Montana Comparative Skeletal Collection

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Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum and Montana Comparative Skeletal Collection

Exhibits

 

Soon to be picture of ornithological collections exhibit

MUSEUM COLLECTIONS:

  An Ornithologocal Perspective

Opened August 2006

This exhibit highlights the vast ornithological collections

housed at the museum.  Examples of the various types of

preservation methods used in the collections can be

viewed, including: full-body mounts, skeletons, study skins,

nests, eggs and more.  Some specimens from this part of

the collection are in excess of 100 years old and were

collected around the world, from Montana to China!  

                                                                                                 Location: 1st Floor - Health Sciences Building


     
Off-Campus Exhibits:

The Hornaday - Smithsonian Bison Exhibit: Located at Ft. Benton, Montana, the famous Bison (Bos bison) in this exhibit have

been around for nearly 120 years!

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation: Located at the RMEF Headquarters here in Missoula, Montana, the exhibits contains several

shoulder mount Bull Elk (Cervus elaphus)

Valley County Pioneer Museum: Located in Glasgow, Montana, the exhibits contain a full-body mount Audubon's Sheep (Ovis

canadensis)

 

Some Past Exhibits:

 

Herbarium Exhibit

Selections from the
    UM Herbarium

February 2006 - July 2007

Constructed by Melisa Beveridge (pictured at right), former UM

student and Herbarium employee, this exhibit showcased the

diversity of specimens that are housed in the Herbarium

collections. Also featured were original botanical illustrations

by Melisa.

 

 

Horn and Antler Exhibit

 

Forks, Branches, and Prongs

Horns and Antlers: What's The Difference?

February 2005 - July 2006

Discussed the structural differences between

antlers, true horns, and the unique horns of the

pronghorn.  The exhibit featured the collections and

research of Dr. Bart O'Gara.  Funding for this case

was made possible   through a generous donation

from Wilma O'Gara



   

  Bart's Birds Exhibit

 

Bart's Birds:

A Selection Of Birds From Around The World

May 2004 - January 2006

 

From African Hoopoes to Eurasian Capercaillies! This exhibit

featured mounted heads that Dr. Bart O'Gara collected during

his travels.  The collection represented spans nearly 80 years,

from 1923 to 2003!

 




 

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