Afterschool Animal Encounters: Ancient Ancestors

Join human museum staffers Javier and Arielle on Wednesday, May 4 for a 45-minute virtual program with live animals and specimens from the Harvard Museums of Science and Culture's collections. Ever wonder what a tarantula and a horseshoe crab have in common? Did you know snakes once had legs? What exactly are the dinosaurs' living descendants? By examining fossils and other clues we can learn all about modern-day animals and their ancient ancestors. This event will be fun for the whole family so bring questions and a sense of wonder.

How do animals change as they grow? What do skeletons have to do with how an animal moves? How do animals today compare with their ancient ancestors? Get the answers to these questions and more. Each month HMSC will discuss a different theme while sharing specimens from the museum collections and interacting with some of the museum’s incredible live animals.