South Devon: Visiting Torquay Museum! (31.8.2018)

We often see various statues of Darwin in the museums in London, but we also enjoy visiting Down House in Kent – his former home. Considering how much research and data we have access to in London, Torquay Museum contains objects that really impressed us, and which were presented in a highly beneficial (and educational) manner, particularly for the children. The museum now has purpose-built learning and play areas for younger explorers, whilst the adult visitors can learn from the historical narratives tactfully covering exploration, imperialism and looting. It is a tricky business presenting this type of information, but we can state that the staff of Torquay Museum have created a very progressive atmosphere that favours ongoing learning over dogmatic versions of history.

Professor Ilya Ivanov (1870-1932) – Human-Monkey Hybridization

After this date, Prof. Ilya Ivanov began to specialise in the hybridization of animals, particularly between domestic and wild variations, where he successfully crossed a zebra and donkey, a bison and domestic cow, an antelope and cow, a mouse with a rat, and a mouse with a guinea pig. At that time, genetics as a science was still in its infancy, and there was a widespread view that such hybrids could give rise to new types of pets.

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