April 30, 2009 16:35 by
megMost folks' workspaces would contain a water-cooler, stationery cupboard, box of tissues, maybe even a fake plant here or there...
While the Discovery Centre is really no different with respect to these common office dwellers, I have found myself wondering today why I'm working away in the company of a pile of animal bones sitting in front of the cupboard behind me.
Photo: Meg Lomax Source: Museum Victoria
After a brief rummage, I discovered that, along with Philip and Jo, I am also working today along side a kangaroo, a wombat, a wallaby and a couple of koalas.
Of course, this is not an ongoing arrangement - these skeletons have been brought to the Discovery Centre in fulfilment of a collection access request from a member of the public who wanted to photograph the bones as part of their private research. Collection access requests can be made here.
Photo: Meg Lomax Source: Museum Victoria
Having said that, I really, really hope no one wants to access anything from the arachnology collection...
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