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Title: The American Museum journal
Identifier: americanmuseumjo11amer (find matches)
Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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IV. EDUCATIONAL AIMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY Hi/ firnri/ /■,'. ('rani//ton THl-1 stiulcnt of li\in.i:: nature imariahly Ix'conu's a('(;uainte(l at first with tlic lar<;'cr animals, those possessing a hackhonc, such as the hcasts of the field and forest, the l)irds of tlie air, and af(uatie forms like fislies and ani))hihia. Not until later is his attention eliallenged l)y the myriads of smaller animals dexoid of hackhones, and hence called invertehrutes; only a few kinds of insects, Crustacea and edil)le mollusks come to notice without heing sought in their natural homes. ^ et many of them are related to man in such ways tliat his health and welfare depend upon a knowledge of their habits and life histories and moreover, from the educational standpoint, the value of their study is extraordinarily high because their forms are more varied than thf)se of vertebrates. It is the task of the I)ej)artment of Invertebrate Zorilogy to display characteristic examples chosen from the wide array knf)W!i to science, and also to demonstrate the countless ways in which the lixcs of these low forms are intertwined with other animal life and directly touch human interests. In addition, an in- sight into nature's all-inclusive pro- cess f)f e\-olution is so \ahiable that this too must be presented in edu- cational exhibits of the relationships of animals to one another and to their surroundings as well. In the Darwin Hall, specimens and models illustrating significant forms among the princi- j)al groups of the Animal Kingdom are arranged in the order of their rela- tionship from the
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250 A hive of live bee.s in the Insect Hall

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