It's hard to appreciate just how massive ravens are without some reference point, like the rabbit shown here in Dublin's Dead Zoo. These amazing birds, the 'vultures of the north', are a daily sight here in Beara, flying overhead with their wonderfully deep "Cronk, Cronk" call. 🌍

Recruiting a Technical Officer at @uccbees. Permanent Whole-Time post. Full details via UCC website. Please share Shellfish Health Group UCC Invasive Ecology (InEco) Laboratory Denise O'Meara Dr Anne Marie Power Bettina Thalinger Marine Institute Edel Durack Luca Mirimin Dublin's Dead Zoo Neil Reid Kilian Kelly Stephen Hutton

Look who's back for a visit to Dublin's Dead Zoo National Museum of Ireland A taxidermy display of the disasters of oil pollution in marine wildlife at the Wonder Cabinet. Thanks to Kildare Wildlife Rescue for bringing it along for their event today & thanks to Atlantic Technological University for the loan #BiodiversityWeek2024

Types are *the* specimens from which a new species or subspecies is first described. Have a look at mollusc types here gbmolluscatypes.ac.uk/collections #Biodiversity #museumweek #mollusc

The one experience I had with this very specimen is that taxidermy bramble #sharks are very prickly! Don’t rest them on your shoulder while installing the exhibit.

Really important milestone today with the appointment of architects to lead the design and investigative works phase of the project with support of Tourism-Culture-Arts-Gaeltacht-Sport-Media and Office of Public Works Our Ground floor will remain open until Sept for visitors to come to Dublin's Dead Zoo National Museum of Ireland

There I am chatting about this incredible project ahead for Dublin's Dead Zoo National Museum of Ireland we’ve a great team in place through expertise of FKP Architecture Office of Public Works and support of Tourism-Culture-Arts-Gaeltacht-Sport-Media through NDP.

The Natural History Museum in Dublin is to close from September for a number of years to facilitate major refurbishment works | Read more: rte.ie/b/1454663

Thanks so much to Evelyn O'Rourke for coming to the National Museum of Ireland Dublin's Dead Zoo on Friday to help us get the word about the much needed refurbishment project, and also the new Dead Zoo Lab that will open at Collins Barracks. Those elephants won't forget you!! 😄

Cynthia Longfield (16 Aug 1896 London-27 June 1991 #Cloyne #Cork 94). 'Madam Dragonfly'; expert! Travelled🌍(often alone)! Research associate Natural History Museum & wrote book! Some named in her honour! Specimens/records/books Royal Irish Academy Library National Museum of Ireland Dublin's Dead Zoo ecosystemsinthesky.com/blog/owtjw7fg5…

Join Lynn Scarff , Director of the National Museum of Ireland, on a special evening tour of the Dead Zoo where she will share personal highlights of the collection in the Ground Floor gallery of Natural History this Thursday 4th July @ 6pm museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/…

‘No daughter of mine will leave home except as a married woman’. Born on Valentia Island, self-taught marine biologist Maud Delap was the first person to successfully breed jellyfish in captivity. Our colleague Angela Byrne has put together a short reel about her life. #DIBLives

My kind of late night...

Got a little behind the scenes of the Dublin's Dead Zoo decant recently. Bet nobody can guess what this is 💁‍♀️

Hope everything goes well with finishing up! Looking forward to working with you on the decant in September!

Generous with her time, especially with young researchers, 'Madam Dragonfly' Cynthia Longfield (b. #OTD 1896) travelled extensively throughout the world, always with net in hand. In 1983 she was made first fellow of the British Dragonfly Society. dib.ie/biography/long… #DIBLives

This month, SIGNIFY celebrates our 2nd year anniversary 🎉🎂 A big part about the project revolves around specimen we digitisation, so what better way to celebrate this than showcasing specimens whose names start with the letters that make up S-I-G-N-I-F-Y 🤩

SIGNIFY presents "Singapore at The Dead Zoo", a collaborative effort with National Museum of Ireland – Natural History & celebrates 50 years of diplomatic ties between Ireland and Singapore through natural history. Join us as we celebrate the official launch!🎉 Dublin's Dead Zoo

This has been a really enjoyable project to collaborate on with the fantastic SIGNIFY team! A great way to share and better understand the National Museum of Ireland specimens from Singapore and some of the stories of the collectors.