These are actual fossils from Port Kennedy Bone Cave (the ones above are casts). They were brought over here at Valley Forge National Historical Park for today, not far from where they were originally found.

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“I will not take many more photos until I get my next phone and upload them all on a flash drive”

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Where George Washington and the Continental Army would camp at thousands of years later, short-faced bears (Arctodus pristinus), saber-toothed cats (Smilodon gracilis), mastodons (Mammut americanum), tapirs (Tapirus haysii), and giant horses (Equus pectinatus) once called home.

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In less than a decade, the bill size and body mass of snail kites increased rapidly in order to exploit the invasive island apple snail as prey. Kites were even in better condition when non-native snails were present at the natal site.

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This is one of my favorites. The leaf just pops out.

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