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A delicate shelled necklace arrived at the Western Australian Museum in 2013 as part of the Cook Collection, but it brought more questions than answers.
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The surprising relationship between ducks and dinosaurs will be revealed during a special Western Australian Museum Harry Butler Lecture Series: In the Wild West lecture at the Onslow Shire Hall on September 12.

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After a sold-out season at the Western Australian Museum – Perth, Erth’s Dinosaur Petting Zoo will head port-side to the WA Maritime Museum, Fremantle for a roarsome encore season from October 1 - 14, 2012.

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The Western Australian Museum – Geraldton, in collaboration with the Centre for All-sky Astrophysics, is offering the Mid West community a first-hand look at the Murchison Widefield Array technology set to put the region on the international map.

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Find out what goes on in the workroom of a taxidermist during a special, one-off lecture at the Western Australian Museum – Perth on Friday, August 17, from 12:30pm.
 

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The secret world of seahorses will be revealed in the next In the Wild West lecture at the Western Australian Maritime Museum on Friday, August 17, from 6pm.

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As part of our public consultation for developing a new Disability Access and Inclusion Plan, the WA Museum is running a survey to obtain community feedback into the Plan.

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Prethopalpus attenboroughi was discovered and described by Queensland Museum Research Fellow Dr Barbara Baehr and WA Museum Head of Terrestrial Zoology Dr Mark Harvey. The tiny arachnid was named after eminent naturalist Sir David Attenborough.

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  • New species of spider named in honour of Sir David Attenborough
  • Presentation made to Sir David Attenborough at the WA Museum
  • Prethopalpus attenboroughi is only found on one island in Queensland
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Discover which new species of creepy crawlies have been found lurking around the State’s South Coast in the next In the Wild West lecture at the Western Australian Museum – Albany on 16 and 17 August.

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