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UC Berkeley Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
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Research & Ideas
APRIL 23, 2019
Campus peregrine falcons' eggs set to hatch on livestream
In the past, UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, or BAMPFA, has screened spectacles like the presidential elections or the World Cup — but Thursday, the museum will show the hatching of three eggs, currently incubated by UC Berkeley’s celebrity falcons Annie and Grinnell.
Research & Ideas
APRIL 23, 2019
Campus peregrine falcons' eggs set to hatch on livestream
In the past, UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, or BAMPFA, has screened spectacles like the presidential elections or the World Cup — but Thursday, the museum will show the hatching of three eggs, currently incubated by UC Berkeley’s celebrity falcons Annie and Grinnell.
Research & Ideas
JULY 07, 2016
Campus graduate student, father uncover possible secret of octopus vision
A UC Berkeley graduate student teamed up with his father on research, published Tuesday, that revealed for the first time a potential mechanism that allows octopuses and other cephalopods to see color.
Research & Ideas
JULY 07, 2016
Campus graduate student, father uncover possible secret of octopus vision
A UC Berkeley graduate student teamed up with his father on research, published Tuesday, that revealed for the first time a potential mechanism that allows octopuses and other cephalopods to see color.
Obituary
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
Robert Stebbins, UC Berkeley professor emeritus, dies at 98
Known for his love of nature and teaching, UC Berkeley Professor Emeritus Robert Stebbins died Monday surrounded by his family. He was 98.
Obituary
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
Robert Stebbins, UC Berkeley professor emeritus, dies at 98
Known for his love of nature and teaching, UC Berkeley Professor Emeritus Robert Stebbins died Monday surrounded by his family. He was 98.
Research & Ideas
SEPTEMBER 19, 2013
Researchers discover new lizard species without legs
California researchers have discovered four legless lizard species, raising the total number of known legless lizard species from one to five. Researchers discovered that the specimen they were studying were actually legless lizards, not snakes, because the specimen were able lose their tails in the presence of predators and close their eyes, characteristics not displayed by snakes.
Research & Ideas
SEPTEMBER 19, 2013
Researchers discover new lizard species without legs
California researchers have discovered four legless lizard species, raising the total number of known legless lizard species from one to five. Researchers discovered that the specimen they were studying were actually legless lizards, not snakes, because the specimen were able lose their tails in the presence of predators and close their eyes, characteristics not displayed by snakes.
