Grant Museum Curator
UCL Culture
Expertise: Zoology, Palaeontology, Museum Studies, Heritage
I have worked in the museum and heritage sector, particularly with natural history collections, for over 20 years. My research interests include history of science, historic collecting, and zoology models.
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More about Tannis:
I am the curator of the Grant Museum of Zoology at UCL and responsible for the care and use of the museum’s 68,000 specimens.
Questions answered by Tannis:
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If a small group of lemurs went from Africa to Madagscar what happened to the rest left behind?
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How do the spines form on a Spiny Oyster shell?
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What is your favourite object in the Grant Museum collection?