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A Touch of Nature

A journey into animal adaptation

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Why do some birds have long beaks? Why do some amphibians have colourful skin? Why are birds’ eggs oval-shaped? Open the 7 suitcases and discover the different strategies that animals have adopted to respond to change.

The ‘A Touch of Nature’ exhibition tells the story of animal adaptation in a way that is accessible to everyone, using plain language and AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication), tactile panels and Braille texts, videos with LIS (Italian Sign Language) translations and explanatory audio files.

Adaptation is a phenomenon shared by all living organisms throughout the history of life on Earth. It is the ‘survival’ response by which living matter, through mutation and selection over a long period of time, responds to major environmental changes or to establishing itself in a new environment.

Understanding how living structures adapt to the ‘changing world’ means reflecting on the ability of organisms to be flexible and understanding how the history of life on our planet is one of continuous transformation.

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