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University of Wisconsin-Madison Zoology Museum Collection

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Zoological Museum provides support of zoological research within the Department of Zoology, throughout the state and region, nationally and internationally by collecting, curating and managing, and making available for research study and university instruction collections of approximately 500,000 zoological specimens. One of the unique collections at the museum is that of the skeletons, slides, pictures, books, and research papers associated with the Galápagos Islands.

University of Wisconsin-Madison Zoology Museum Collection

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Zoological Museum provides support of zoological research within the Department of Zoology, throughout the state and region, nationally and internationally by collecting, curating and managing, and making available for research study and university instruction collections of approximately 500,000 zoological spe…
Image Source: Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) from the Galápagos Collection

University of Wisconsin-Madison Zoology Museum Collection Sample items in the collection

  • Galápagos Penguin (Sphenicus mendiculus)
  • Great Frigatebirds (Fregata minor)
  • Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) in an Incense Tree (Bursera graveolens)
  • Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) and Sally Lightfoot Crab (Grapsus grapsus)
  • Galápagos Dove (Zenaida galapagoensis)
  • Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) under a Red Mangrove Tree(Rhizophora mangle)
  • Bulletin (New York Zoological Society), Vol. XXXVIII, No. 1 (Jan/Feb 1935)
  • The ecology, behavior, and conservation of the Galápagos tortoises
  • David goes voyaging
  • Preliminary description of some new birds from the Galapagos archipelago
  • Katy A. Lowenberg (Field Assistant) with Nazca Booby (Sula granti)
  • Sally Lightfoot Crabs (Grapsus grapsus)
  • Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) and Nazca Booby ( Sula granti)
  • Lynn R. Reeder (Field Assitant) with a giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus ephippium) "Onan"
  • Sally Lightfoot Crab (Grapsus grapsus) and limb of Galápagos Sea Lion (Zalophus wollebaeki)
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  • This compilation (including design, introductory text, organization, and descriptive material) is copyrighted by University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents.

    This copyright is independent of any copyright on specific items within the collection. Because the University of Wisconsin Libraries generally do not own the rights to materials in these collections, please consult copyright or ownership information provided with individual items.

    Images, text, or other content downloaded from the collection may be freely used for non-profit educational and research purposes, or any other use falling within the purview of "Fair Use".

    In all other cases, please consult the terms provided with the item, or contact the Libraries.

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