Part 3: New York Natural History Museum

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The Trip

The Photos

The photos below are what we saw.

Great tile work in the subway station at 81st street.

Check out the details on this artwork.  Very nice.

In front of the Natural History Museum we saw this nice bronze statue of Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States 1901 - 1909.  Teddy, as it turns out, in addition to his other virtues, was a huge proponent of conservation and education about "natural things" and therefore a strong supporter of the museum.

As you can see it was a very cold day uptown.  A warm stocking hat was a better bet that my hard-brimmed hat.

We started the museum and this was the first skeleton we saw.  Note the dentition and claws; this fellow was a fast and agile carnivore.

I love this little guy.

Two long legs and two short ones with a simulated skull.

WOW, look at this guy.

He got a head of the situation.  This dino was clearly a carnivore given the dentition.

I would not want to meet him on a walk.

So,  what's up with this skull?  The bony crest on the skull was likely used to attract mates.

The wing span on this one is massive.  This is some sort of pterodactyl and given the beak likely fed on fish (or whatever they were called in the Jurrasic era).

Watch out for flying turtles.

Love the details.  The bony crest on the skull was likely part of the mating process.

A turtle with horns.

This dino was built like a bulldog with a low, wide stance.

Note the "design" of the hip joints.

Now that is a loooong neck.  The neck would have made this dino a highly effective hunter underwater.

In the Animals of Africa exhibit there were stuffed elephants.

Looks like it has two heads but one is actual it's tail.  WOW!  COOL!

We have theses in the west.



Another swimming turtle and check out snake on the wall, a reticulated python.



This is so very old and so very cool.



He is hungry.  Stay away.  It was frightening to think that this fish was small for his day.



Do you give a hoot?



Amazing feather design.



He is not monkeying around.



I had never seen this kind of atlatl before.  Have you?



Turtle shell rattle.  Let's Rock and Roll.



Interesting sculpture details.



It is like we are on Easter Island.



Aztec Calendar Stone.



Here is an elephant for you, Dee.



This one has really long tusks.  Mammoths and mastadons roamed North America during previous ice ages.



Some tusks curl inward and others point straight out.



Do not piss him off.  He will mow you down.  The triceratops was supposed to be a herbivore, but the beak at the front of the jaw give me pause.  The horns and the neck collar provided some measure of protection from predators.



After a long and great walk about the four floors of the museum we returned to the entry hallway where we spotted this huge sauropod.  The long neck gave this dino and advantage when feeding on tall trees.



On our way back to the hotel we saw the local delivery bikes in NYC.  Deliveries are quickly accomplished via bicycles.



It was so very cold in New York City and as such the locals will sell you hats, scarfs and other items at a price.  They are on every street corner.  We were prepared for the cold and did not require purchasing any of these fine items.

Photos and Text Copyright Bill Caid 2018, all rights reserved.
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