Ocean Life Exhibit

The Ocean Life exhibit at the American Museum of Natural Histor explores the lives of all kinds of ocean life and there habitats. These include the longnose hawkfish in their red sea fans, the blue whale, to the starfish slowly creeping along the ground.

Fun fact: The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is the largest animal that ever lived. An adult can grow nearly as long as three school buses and weigh over 400,000 pounds—as much as 24 African elephants.

American Museum of Natural History

Darwinius masillae is part of the primate family. This specimen is one of the most complete and beautifully preserved primate fossils ever found. You can see almost every bone in the skeleton, outlines of skin and fur, as well as preserved stomach contents from the young animal’s last meal of fruits and leaves. This immature female Darwinius masillae, nicknamed Ida, somewhat resembles lemurs, an early branch of the primate evolutionary tree. Yet this species has many important differences, which may link it to another branch of the primate tree—the branch leading to tarsiers, monkeys and apes, including humans. Further analysis will help determine where this new species fits into the mammalian tree of life.

Cain Carter Wins 09 Jr. Iditarod

Yep, Cain Carter, step-son of Lance Mackey, has won the 2009 Jr. Iditarod.

Martin Buser

Martin Buser was born in Winterthur, Switzerland in 1958. He ran his first Iditarod race in 1980. Martin holds the record for fastest time in Iditarod history. His team completed the 2002 race in 8 days, 22 hours, 46 minutes, and 2 seconds.

Susan Butcher

Susan Butcher is the the second woman to win the Iditarod and has won it 4 times. She married fellow dog racer David Monson who is also an attorney. They competed in almost all of the sled-races in many countries. Before sled-racing, she was a veterinary technician. In 2006, she died from a type of leukemia. The day the Iditarod starts was declared Susan Butcher Day by Sarah Palin.

Iditarod Dog Races in 2009

Almost a half-decade ago, when Joe Redington Sr. and Dorothy Page, bemoaning that snow-mobiles were replacing dog-sleds, decided to start a race to honor the Alaskan tradition. Many years later, it is a big dog-sled race. The winner of this race recieves I think 1 million in prize money.