So, you may be asking, "What's a chelonian?" Chelonian is the reptile family of which turtles and tortoises are a part. A small group of 16 students were able to learn this and more as they came to Imagination Station for our Radical Reptiles program. Imagination Station is fortunate to have 4 of the 6 families of reptiles represented at the museum. The 6 families are Lizards, Snakes, Chelonians, Crocodilia, Tuatara, and Dinosaurs. We don't feel so bad, however, about the 2 families we don't have. Obviously, Dinosaurs are no longer around and the Tuatara family is rare and found only in New Zealand. But, we do have a Dwarf Cayman, so we even have the Crocodilia family covered.
For those of you who are not familiar with the museum, we allow students to have hands-on interaction with most of our reptiles. There is nothing like the look on the face of a student who is touching a 6 foot Boa for the first time!
This is Yoshi, our iguana.
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