Leonard C. Sanford Hall of North American Birds

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The Leonard C. Sanford Hall of North American Birds features more than 20 dioramas that depict bird species in habitats ranging from the Florida Everglades to Alaskan riverbeds, with forests, prairies, marshes, and deserts among the ecosystems represented.

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The Allosaurus and Barosaurus dinosaur mounts in a dramatic staged face-off in the Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda. In a dramatic representation of an imagined prehistoric encounter between predator and prey, a Barosaurus rears up to protect its young from an attacking Allosaurus. The enormous Barosaurus is the world’s tallest freestanding dinosaur mount, and composed of casts of real bone, since fossils are too heavy to support in this way.

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Exhibit Peregrine Falcon The Peregrine Falcon, the swiftest of all birds of prey, is one of the most widely distributed species of bird. Museum Hall Guide Resources for Educators: Leonard C. Sanford Hall of North American Birds Educators can use these resources to support an in-depth exploration of habitat dioramas. Exhibit Wading Birds Diorama Museum ornithologist Frank Chapman used habitat dioramas to call attention to the plight of endangered birds.