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Museum of Natural History located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Part of the Nova Scotia Museum family, sharing Nova Scotian natural and cultural history.
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met my younger self for coffee, they asked if we were still visiting museums. I said, OF COURSE WE ARE. and then we walked to the Museum of Natural History because it’s open late on Thursday. the end.

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Night at the #Museum, anyone? Starting Thursday, February 20th, the Museum will be open late! We will be open until 8:30pm throughout the winter. Bring a friend and make it a Museum night. #Halifax #NovaScotia #Thursday #ThursdayNight #February

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#DidYouKnow that snapping #turtles are a species at risk in #NovaScotia? Snapping turtles face threats from nest failures (which are increased by turtles nesting in highly disturbed environments like road edges and quarries), illegal harvest, and road mortality.

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February 17th is Heritage Day in #NovaScotia. This year, we honour Mi’kmaq activist Nora Bernard. Learn more about her story : heritageday.novascotia.ca On Heritage Day you can visit the Museum of Natural History, Museum of Industry, and Maritime Museum of the Atlantic for free.

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Did you know that the mainland #moose in #NovaScotia is an endangered species? Disease, illegal hunting, and habitat destruction are all contributing factors. The moose found on Cape Breton Island is a separate sub-species that was brought from Alberta in the late 1940s.

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Fall deep, deep, (like really deep), in love this #ValentinesDay! New visiting exhibit Monsters of the Abyss opens on Friday, February 14th, 2025 at your #Museum.

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Why did the blue #lobster turn red? It wasn't a riddle for the #Museum, but a reality! On October 31st, we found our blue lobster had molted and was now red (with some blue accents). This change is likely due to a change in her diet. Will she change again? We'll have to wait and see!

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#DidYouKnow that #NovaScotia is home to five species of #snake? These slithery friends add to the ecosystem by acting as predators to earth worms, slugs, fish, frogs, salamanders, and more. In return, snakes are prey for birds, raccoons, and foxes.

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This blue lobster is about one in two million, and displays the beautiful blue colouring due to a genetic mutation. This mutation suppresses other colours (red, yellow, green). #NovaScotiaLobster

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Meet the salamanders! Nova Scotia is home to five species of these photogenic creatures. Pictured are the aptly named yellow-spotted and blue-spotted salamanders. As you can see, they like to stick together. naturalhistory.novascotia.ca/resources/re...

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Welcome to the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History. We love (and love to share about) the amazing natural world around us and the unique cultural groups in our province.

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