Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

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Join us to celebrate Spirit Whales & Sloth Tales: Fossils of Washington State, by Elizabeth A. Nesbitt, Burke curator emerita of invertebrate and micropaleontology, and David B. Williams, Seattle-based author, naturalist, and historian. Register today at: burkemuseum.org/calendar/spiri…

Dave named the site where he found it “Headbanger” partially because of the Pachy’s famous head-butt but also because he was listening to Metallica when he discovered it. Come see it for yourself at the Burke! *Fossil was found on public lands and collected under a permit.

Burke paleontologist Dave DeMar found a Pachy head dome in Hell Creek Montana this summer. Pachys make up about 1% of the dinosaur fauna found in Hell Creek and this specimen seems to have come from an adult instead of the more common juveniles.

Imagine the top of your skull was 8 inches thick. Now imagine you’re a dinosaur whose specialty is slamming your head into other dinosaurs to display dominance (we think). In this scenario, you’re a Pachycephalosaurus (Pachy for short) and your fossils are incredibly rare!

Sink your teeth into learning about cool canines and magnificent molars with this fun look at the teeth of ancient animals. Recommend for 4th grade and up! burkemuseum.org/calendar/paleo…

Bring the kiddos and follow the fossilized tracks of ancient animals in this family-friendly webinar. burkemuseum.org/calendar/paleo…

We partnered with the @DigFieldSchool to throw TWO virtual events on 10/11! burkemuseum.org/calendar

This sockeye salmon lived 900,000 years ago in a world very different from ours. Right now, thousands of sockeye salmon are swimming upstream to the rivers in which they were born in a cycle that has continued for over a million years!

Take a trip under the Salish Sea, no snorkel required 🤿 Our FIN-tastic Burke members are invited to join this for our latest Lean Into Learning event on Sunday, August 20 from 10am to 2pm. Learn more at burkemuseum.org/calendar/membe…

Monday + 85 degree heat has us feeling like this Smilodon 😠

These young salmon will go through a dramatic transformation from egg to alevin to fry to smolt and then eventually a full grown salmon. As they grow, they travel down the river and spend 4-5 years in the ocean where they serve as an important food source for species like orcas.

A salmon is born 🎵in the In the sha-ha, sha-ha-llows🎵 Right now tens of thousands of salmon are swimming up the rivers of WA state to the streams where they were born. Some of these salmon will travel hundreds of miles upstream and sacrifice themselves to the next generation.

Don't forget your baseball hats for this year's @MLB #AllStarGame in Seattle! Here's one of our favorite baseball hats made by Lummi weaver Tsi'li'xw James. "Usually today people buy their material,” James said. “You have to approach the tree and ask her for her bark.”

And Director of Education Alvin Logan talks to @KING5Seattle about the first MLB All-Star showcase of baseball players from Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Read all about it at: king5.com/article/sports…

Archaeology Curator Sara Gonzalez tells @geekwire about what Indiana Jones get right... and wrong about modern day archaeology. Read the full article at geekwire.com/2023/indiana-j…

Burke in the news! Check out these two articles featuring some of our wonderful staff members ⬇️

Come work with us! We’re hiring for three great positions, just head over to our website to learn more 😁 burkemuseum.org/about/careers

We are so excited to announce our next special exhibit We Are Puget Sound, opening June 3! This exhibit highlights people working to protect and restore this region through stunning photography, community insights, and the Burke Museum’s collections. ➡️burkemuseum.org/pugetsound

We hope you enjoy it as much as this 🐝 seems to!

Thanks to the @seattletimes for covering the Burke Prairie! The camas is currently in bloom and we’re so excited for people to come see it. seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/…