{"id":6188,"date":"2013-09-13T12:45:33","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T16:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=6188"},"modified":"2013-09-13T12:45:51","modified_gmt":"2013-09-13T16:45:51","slug":"final-week-for-national-geographic-society-birds-of-paradise-amazing-avian-evolution-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=6188","title":{"rendered":"Final week for National Geographic Society, \u2018Birds of Paradise: Amazing Avian Evolution\u2019 exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the final week to take the journey to New Guinea and the exotic world of birds-of-paradise with \u201cBirds of Paradise: Amazing Avian Evolution,\u201d a National Geographic Traveling Exhibition now at the Dennos Museum Center of Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City, Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>This spectacular exhibition that reveals all 39 species of these elusive birds for the first time showcasing the groundbreaking research of photographer Tim Laman and Cornell Lab of Ornithology scientist Edwin Scholes, featuring the extravagant plumage, crazy courtship dances and bizarre behaviors of these extraordinary birds closes Sunday, September 22, 2013 at 5 PM.<\/p>\n<p><b>Admission to the Dennos Museum Center during the run of this special exhibition is $10 for adults and $5 for children and museum members.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Dennos Museum Center is open daily 10 AM to 5 PM, Thursday\u2019s until 8 PM and Sundays 1-5 PM. 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