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Survival of the Slowest

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  Survival of the Slowest, on view Feb. 15–Sept. 20, 2020, features live sloths and other animals that survive and thrive despite being slow.
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  This two-toed sloth uses camouflage to avoid predators. See it live in Survival of the Slowest at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Feb. 15–Sept. 20, 2020.
  Credit: Little Ray’s Nature Centres
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  There are 17 species of hedgehogs. See one of them live and up close in Survival of the Slowest at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Feb. 15–Sept. 20, 2020.
  Credit: Little Ray’s Nature Centres
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  Getting a close and safe look at live snakes in Survival of the Slowest, on view at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Feb. 15–Sept. 20, 2020.
  Credit: Little Ray’s Nature Centres
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  Survival of the Slowest, on view at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Feb. 15–Sept. 20, 2020, features a range of wondrous live animals with unique adaptations.
  Credit: Little Ray’s Nature Centres
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  Feeding the two-toed sloth in Survival of the Slowest, Feb. 15-Sept. 20, 2020 at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.
  Credit: Little Ray’s Nature Centres
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  Beautiful imagery on bilingual panels tells the story of Survival of the Slowest.
  Credit: Little Ray’s Nature Centres

Wildlife Photographer of the Year

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  Wildlife Photographer of the Year, March 29–Aug. 23, 2010, features 100 of the world’s best wildlife photographs. The moment by Yongqing Bao, China, depicts a hungry marmot and also a hungry fox.
  Credit: ©Yongqing Bao/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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  Sleeping like a Weddell by Ralf Schneider. Highly Commended 2019, Black and White
  © Ralf Schneider - Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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  If penguins could fly by Eduardo Del Alamo, Spain. Highly Commended 2019, Behaviour: Mammals
  © Eduardo Del Álamo - Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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  The equal match by Ingo Arndt, Germany. Joint Winner 2019, Behaviour: Mammals. Puma attacks guanaco.
  © Ingo Arndt - Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Permian Monsters: Life Before the Dinosaurs

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  Before dinosaurs came on the scene, extraordinary and bizarre creatures roamed the planet. See some of them in Permian Monsters: Life Before the Dinosaurs, Nov. 21, 2010–May 2, 2021 at the Academy.
  Credit: Gondwana Studios

Drawn to Dinosaurs

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  Drawn to Dinosaurs, opening Nov. 1, 2015, delves into the science and art of visualizing a living animal based on fragmentary fossils.
  Credit: Lauren Duguid/ANS
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  Drawn to Dinosaurs opens with a paleo artist recreating plant-eater Hadrosaurus foulkii on a giant blackboard.
  Credit: Lauren Duguid/ANS
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  Paleoartist Jason Poole sketches a detail on Haddy in Drawn To Dinosaurs.
  Credit: Lauren Duguid/ANS