by John Moore Museum | Jul 27, 2021 | Uncategorised
Harvest mouse (Scientific name: Micromys minutus) By Shuhua Qin Harvest mouse was first described accurately in 1767 by Gilbert White, a naturalist who lived in Selborne, Hampshire. He discovered harvest mice living in the cornfields around his village,...
by John Moore Museum | Jul 27, 2021 | Story
Out Of the Dark By Angela Dunsby On entering a dark room and reaching for the light switch, I often think to myself, how lucky we are to be able to flick a switch or touch a lamp and have light instantly at our fingertips. But just how did our ancestors fair...
by John Moore Museum | Jul 8, 2021 | Story
The European Hedgehog – (Erinaceus Europaeus) By Angela Dunsby The European hedgehog is a spiny mammal of the Erinaceidae family and is native to Europe. I am sure we are all familiar with our native hedgehog, but there are in fact seventeen species of...
by John Moore Museum | Jul 1, 2021 | Story
Some Unfunny Humours! By Angela Dunsby In these difficult times, it is easy to forget just how lucky we are to have made such huge advances in medicine. We have superb doctors with scientific knowledge guiding them towards new treatments and cures and I am...
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