Pictured on the left is one of the work areas and various head mounts, horns, and antlers donated to the University by people in and around the community. Pictured below that is a cabinet that holds some representatives from the Order Chiroptera (bats) and the Family Dasypodidae (armadillos).

Specimens such as these are very important in that they allow for up-close and critical study; including but not limited to anything from DNA analysis to documenting morphology and range.

This study, in turn, can help we humans further understand the natural history of these animals so we might be better equipped at appreciating what is necessary for these animals' survival. This knowledge, then, can help promote the preservation of the natural systems and processes in which we and other animals depend.

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