HSBC-sponsored marine conservation workshops

March 12, 2021
Tags : Education, Event, Gallery, Guided Tours, LKCNHM, Outreach and Education, Workshop

We are pleased to offer three complimentary workshops at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM)! Generously sponsored by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC), these marine […]

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Whales, connecting two nations in Science

November 18, 2020
Tags : Education, Event, LKCNHM, Museum, People, Talk

To many Colombians, humpback whales are a big part of their lives. Every year, hundreds of humpback whales migrate from the icy Antarctic waters to the warmer waters along Colombia’s […]

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Webinar on Whales, Colombia and Singapore!

October 28, 2020
Tags : Announcement, Education, Event, LKCNHM, Talk

In November, we bring you a special webinar on whales jointly organised with the Embassy of Colombia in Singapore! A Window to Colombia: The Humpback Whales Date: 3 November 2020, TuesdayTime: […]

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Reconstructing a Sperm Whale’s Tale

April 09, 2019
Tags : Dead wildlife, LKCNHM News, Research

Four years after a female sperm whale was found dead in Singapore waters, scientists are starting to put the pieces together to reconstruct the story of how she got to be there. Discovered off Jurong Island in July 2015, she was the first (and only) sperm whale sighting that has been recorded here till date.

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Visiting Scientist Feature: Dr. Tsunemi Kubodera

March 10, 2017
Tags : Event, LKCNHM, LKCNHM News, Museum, News, People, Visitor

Three years of planning, and multiple expeditions consisting of sitting in the dark depths of the deep sea for around eight hours, enclosed in a small submersible. It took all these extensive efforts (and more) for Dr. Tsunemi Kubodera to become the first person to photograph and capture footage of the legendary giant squid (Architeuthis

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