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Darrin Lunde is the Collections Manager for the Department of Mammalogy at the American Museum of Natural History

Includes the names: Darrin Lunde, Darrin P. Lunde

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Birthdate
1950
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Education
City College of New York (MA, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Systematics)
Cornell University (BS, Animal Sciences)
Occupations
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Organizations
Smithsonian Institution
Short biography
[from The Institute of Natural History Arts website]
Darrin Lunde is a Mammalogist and field biologist with more than thirty years of experience as the Mammal Collection Manager for both the American Museum of Natural History (1991-2010) and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (2010-present). As part of his work, he has joined museum specimen collecting expeditions throughout South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia where he has logged several years of experience living and working in remote habitats. He has collected thousands of museum specimens and has discovered and described a dozen new mammals.

A prolific writer, Darrin is the author of an award-winning biography of Theodore Roosevelt and his life as a museum naturalist (The Naturalist, Crown Publishing, 2016). He is also the author of ten children's books about mammals.

Darrin has always been enamored with the golden era of natural history museums and expeditions (1890-1940), and believes the people working in natural history museums today have much to gain from an understanding of the museums and museum makers of that time.

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This was an interesting but difficult read. Roosevelt was a complex man and certainly a greater blend of contemplative scientist and blood thirsty , macho hunter may never again be found. I felt that the author was highlighting the hunter and downplaying the scientist, animal lover. The many live animals Roosevelt kept and his trip to South America, were not included. At one point, the author says, not quoting Teddy but in his own words, that there is no way someone can know about an animal without having killed it themselves. I'll get the book and copy the quotation in, because I want to be fair, but I wonder what a poacher knows about chimpanzees that Jane Goodall doesn't know. Anyway, a must read for all Teddy fans, and for those with an interest in natural history, with the caveat that those collections have to come from somewhere and this book pulls no punches… (more)
 
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cspiwak | 50 other reviews | Mar 6, 2024 |
This is a simple, straightforward book with but one message: Monkeys come in lots of colors! I think this will be great for story time with my one- and two-year-olds.
 
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LibrarianDest | 5 other reviews | Jan 3, 2024 |
A playful guessing game that also teaches about animal adaptations
 
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sloth852 | 3 other reviews | Jan 3, 2024 |
Part of the excellent nonfiction "Whose is THAT?" series, this book shows a footprint (or other mark, like the pattern a slithering snake makes) and a clue, then reveals the answer. Finally, it asks, "Can an animal change its footprint?" and answers, "Yes, a human can. Humans change their footprints by putting things on their feet." On the left side are some examples of footwear, and on the right side are the footprints they make (e.g. flipper, snowshoe, ice skate, boot, high-heeled shoe). Excellent for read-alouds or one-on-one.… (more)
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JennyArch | 3 other reviews | Jul 16, 2023 |

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