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Animal Magnetism – Valentine’s Day at the Grant
- Hosted by:
- Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy
- Speaker:
- None listed
- Starts:
- February 14, 2008 at 05:30 pm
- Ends:
- February 14, 2008 at 07:30 pm
- Location:
- Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy, Darwin Building, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
part of the Human / Nature series at the Grant Museum…
Whether you’re looking for love or heading out to a romantic dinner, join us for a glass of wine and discover how seduction is done in the animal world. Come and find just how big a heart can get, which romantic human superstitions are animal-related, and see how far creatures will go to get the girl in this one night only event for adults.
Did you know that hummingbird hearts may be some of the hardest-working in the Animal Kingdom? They weigh about 0.1g, but beat up to 1200 times per minute, and that spiders have discovered the culinary art of seduction: in many species, males keep the females busy by giving her an animal wrapped in silk to eat while he mates with her.
The Human / Nature Series
In this series of special events for adults, the Grant Museum will consider how natural history can teach us about human history, lives and societies. Through talks, exhibitions, specimen-handling activities and films the programme will aim to look at humans in a different context. What are the links between modern humans and the natural world?
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- No
Additional information
Come and join us for this special evening drinks reception with intriguing exhibit labels for the occasion. £3 on the door. Includes a glass of wine.
For more information
- Contact person:
- Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy
- Phone:
- 020 7679 2647
- Website:
- Animal Magnetism – Valentine’s Day at the Grant
