London Natural History Museum Scavenger Hunt Deck

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The Natural History Museum, London Deck contains SPECIES cards of organisms that can be found on display at the museum. Note that this also includes some organisms represented as art (such as those on the ceiling of the Central Hall), as well as live specimens found in the garden. There is also one card that can only be found at NHM’s sister museum, the Natural History Museum at Tring. Also included in the deck are some EVENT cards that are depicted in their exhibits. These cards were highlighted in the Museum’s magazine (Second Nature – see article)

Field Maple

Acer campestre
Scale 9 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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Plantae, Angiosperms, Eudicots

4 POINTS

Fact: In North America, Acer campestre is known as Hedge Maple and in Australia it is sometimes called Common Maple.

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Graphic by Carl Axel Magnus Lindmanen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Axel_Magnus_Lindman
Acer campestre, common name Field Maple, is a maple native to much of Europe, north to southern England (where it is the only native maple), Denmark, Poland and Belarus, and also southwest Asia from Turkey to the Caucasus, and north Africa in the Atlas Mountains.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] In North America it is known as Hedge Maple[9][10] and […] read more

Evergreen Dogwood

Cornus capitata
Scale 9 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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Plantae, Angiosperms, Eudicots

4 POINTS

Fact: Cornus capitata is also known as Bentham’s cornel, Himalayan flowering dogwood, and evergreen dogwood

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Graphic by Derek McCreawww.derekmccrea.50megs.com/
Cornus capitata is a species of dogwood known by the common names Bentham’s cornel, Himalayan flowering dogwood, and evergreen dogwood. It is native to the low-elevation woodlands of the Himalayas in China, India, and surrounding nations and it is naturalized in parts of Australia and New Zealand. It is grown elsewhere as an ornamental. This […] read more

Field Poppy

Papaver rhoeas
Scale 6 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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Plantae, Magnoliophyta, Magnoliopsida

2 POINTS

Fact: This poppy, a native of Europe, is notable as an agricultural weed and as a symbol of fallen soldiers.

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Graphic by Anca Damianankkutza.deviantart.com/
Papaver rhoeas (common names include corn poppy, corn rose, field poppy, Flanders poppy, red poppy, and red weed) is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family, Papaveraceae. This poppy, a native of Europe, is notable as an agricultural weed (hence the “corn” and “field”) and as a symbol of fallen soldiers. P. rhoeas […] read more

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor
Scale 7 Diat: omnivore , Hierachy 3
Animalia, Chordata, Aves

3 POINTS

Play: Cygnus olor has a FLIGHT of 2 and must be placed adjacent to at least one WATER-BASED TERRAIN containing card.

Fact: The mute swan is one of the heaviest flying birds.

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Graphic by lightbirdlightbird.deviantart.com/
Photo by Sancheznen.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CygneVaires.jpg
The Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) is a species of swan, and thus a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is native to much of Europe and Asia, and (as a rare winter visitor) the far north of Africa. It is also an introduced species in North America, Australasia and southern Africa. […] read more

Common Blackbird

Turdus merula
Scale 6 Diat: omnivore , Hierachy 3
Animalia, Chordata, Aves

4 POINTS

Play: Turdus merula has a FLIGHT of 2.
Fact: Turdus merula migrates gregariously (in a flock).

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Graphic by Ciaran Duffyhellociaran.com
Photo by Tony Willscommons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blackbird_(male).jpg
The Common Blackbird, Turdus merula, is a species of true thrush. It is also called Eurasian Blackbird (especially in North America, to distinguish it from the unrelated New World blackbirds),[2] or simply Blackbird (in areas where it is the only blackbird-like species). It breeds in Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to Australia and New Zealand. It has a number of subspecies across its large […] read more

Wild Boar

Sus scrofa
Scale 7 Diat: omnivore , Hierachy 3
Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia

1 POINTS

Play: Sus scrofa has a MOVE of 2.
Fact: Sus scrofa is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig.

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Graphic by h.c. O'Neillwww.rainydaypaperback.com
Photo by Volker.Gcommons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wildschwein_12.4.2008_117.jpg
Wild boar (Sus scrofa) is a species of pig (including many subspecies), part of the biological family Suidae. It is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig, an animal with which it freely hybridises.[2] Wild boar are native across much of Northern and Central Europe, the Mediterranean Region (including North Africa’s Atlas Mountains) and much […] read more