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Recently we received a new donation of two fruits of the Grandidier's Baobab tree (𝘈𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘪 Baill. ) by...

We have a specimen of Red Reef Hermit Crab (𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘳 (Herbst, 1796)) in the museum. If you pay attention to the...

At first glance, both specimens look like octopuses, but only one of them is a true octopus. Both belong to the class Cephalopoda...

Parthenogenesis, which can be literarily translated as “virgin birth”, is an asexual type of reproduction in which an organism can have...

Have you noticed the sound of #cicadas in spring and summer? 🤔It is probably from the #Spotted_Black_Cicada (𝘎𝘢𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘢...

The #WeaverAnt, genus 𝘖𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘭𝘭𝘢, is known for living in a nest made of leaves and silk, built in trees, but did you know that...

There is beauty in nature, even in the most unwanted organisms; so let’s take a new angle and appreciate those. Red Imported Fire Ants,...

Among our specimens, you can find #the_largest_moth  in the world, which can also be found in the countryside of Hong Kong, among several...

Why does this crab specimen seem to be legless? It turns out to be a #Domed_Elbow_Crab  (𝘊𝘳𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘢...

We sometimes use “the blue blood” to describe nobility. Do you know that the blue blood really exists in nature? In horseshoe crabs!...

In this episode, you will learn how to distinguish the male and female of Indo-Pacific Beach Star (𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴...

There are seven species of sea turtles in the world but only 1 species lives and nests in Hong Kong, which is the #Green_Turtle...

Turtles often retract their heads and limbs into the shells when scared or threatened, but Big-headed Turtles (𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘯...

One highlight of our skeleton specimens is the enormous skull💀 of a #Humphead_Wrasse (𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 (Rüppell,...

When the #AustralianLungfish (𝘕𝘦𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪 (Krefft, 1870)) was described in the late 19th century, it was...

We sometimes describe chubby legs as “elephant legs”. In nature, #ElephantBirds (Family Aepyornithidae) are also named for their massive...

#Bats are nocturnal creatures, so to find their prey in total darkness they use an amazing strategy, known as #echolocation, also called...

A creature that would look like a mix between a duck and a beaver, may have come out from the imagination of a child, and yet this...

Do you have dietary bias? Chinese Pangolins (𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘢 Linnaeus, 1758) definitely do.😮 Specimen of a Chinese...