The Frogs in New York City
Posted on Jun 01, 2009 under Culture, Entertainment, Travel | No CommentThere is a new exhibit that opened recently at the American Museum of Natural History, located downtown conveniently close to many of the four star New York hotels. The curator of the exhibit is the herpetologist, Christopher J. Raxworthy. His focus has been on the amphibians and the reptiles of the old world, with particular attention paid to the Chameleon species. He has worked in Madagascar, Morocco, Senegal and Vietnam, just to name a few. He has helped with the conservation and the protection of the different species and has been responsible for the discovery of more than one hundred and fifty amphibian species. He has published his findings and has significantly contributed to the literature published. He received his education at University of London, and at the Open University in Keynes, and has been lecturing at the University of Antananarivo in Madagascar. He joined the team in New York in 2000.
The exhibit at the museum includes specimens of the many different frogs, most are more brilliantly colored than the most spectacular birds on the planet. The frogs in New York are from all reaches of the earth, as they adapt to the various climates and thrive in almost any terrain. Their strategies for survival are examined in the exhibit, many tactics for survival in the species range from incredible to down right bizarre. For more than one hundred years, the researchers at the museum have been collecting data and performing research with the hopes of preservation and the conservation of the more endangered of the species. This has become important as of late, as the conditions created by humans and the development of the previous natural habitats is causing many of the species to just simply disappear. The museum offers many shows and exhibits throughout the summer of 2009, and oddly enough, these frogs are just fascinating.
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