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)

Lion

Panthero leo
Scale 8 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3
Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia

10 POINTS

Play: Leo panthera has a MOVE of 2.
Fact: A unique characteristic of both females and males is that the tail ends in a hairy tuft, which often conceals a hard “spine” or “spur”. The function of the tuft and spine are unknown.

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Graphic by Ele Willoughbyminouette.etsy.com
Photo by Arno & Louisewww.pbase.com/arnomeintjes
The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg (550 lb) in weight,[4] it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger. Wild lions currently exist in Sub-Saharan Africa and in Asia with a critically endangered remnant population […] read more

Raccoon

Procyon lotor
Scale 6 Diat: omnivore , Hierachy 3
Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia

1 POINTS

Play: Procyon lotor has a MOVE of 2 and can be an INVASIVE species of Mammalia cards of identical scale and food chain rank.
Fact: Studies on raccoon memory showed they can remember the solutions to tasks for up to three years.

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Graphic by Randy Laybournelookforwardtothepast.com
Photo by Lynette Schimmingwww.flickr.com/photos/25980517@N03/
The raccoon (Procyon lotor), sometimes spelled as racoon,[2] also known as the common raccoon,[3] North American raccoon,[4] northern raccoon[5] and colloquially as coon,[6] is a medium-sized mammal native to North America. As a result of escapes and deliberate introductions in the mid-20th century, raccoons are now also distributed across the European mainland, the Caucasus region […] read more

Red Panda

Ailurus fulgens
Scale 6 Diat: omnivore , Hierachy 3
Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia

4 POINTS

Play: Ailurus Fulgens has a MOVE of 2.

Fact: Ailurus Fulgens is often referred to as the “cutest animal on the planet.”

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Graphic by Heather Ravenscroftheatherravenscroft.wordpress.com
Photo by kinObewww.flickr.com/photos/-kinobe/
The Red Panda (taxonomic name: Ailurus fulgens, “shining cat”) is a small arboreal mammal and the only species of the genus Ailurus. Slightly larger than a domestic cat, it has reddish-brown fur, a long, shaggy tail, and a waddling gait due to its shorter front legs. It eats mainly bamboo, but is omnivorous and may […] read more