The Living Lab is home to live animals, including butterflies, poison dart frogs, lizards, and an eastern indigo snake.
This gallery displays an array of objects from across the museum’s collections. Most of the Peabody’s galleries feature items selected by curators to tell a story. In the Living Lab, visitors are invited to explore and form their own stories based on what they see.
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Turtles
We’re used to seeing turtles from the back and sides. In the Living Lab, we’ve flipped our turtles onto their backs for a different view.
How many shades of blue?
These are just some of the many varieties of blue in nature. But how is the color blue made? In different ways, it turns out.
Poison dart frogs
These colorful critters are native to tropical Central and South America. How many different species can you spot?
North American freshwater stream fishes
The freshwater streams and rivers of the eastern United States host the highest fish diversity of any non-tropical freshwater habitat.
All photos: credit Andy Melien / Yale Peabody Museum