Program

30/09/2022

I, Animal

Humans resemble other animal species to a much greater extent than we might think. At the same time, our species has undergone unimagined evolutionary development, which sets us apart in numerous aspects.

10:00-18:00

New Square, Ljubljana

petra golja

Humanistika Logo

At a stall in the Novi trg square, visitors were able to familiarise themselves with certain anatomic and physiological characteristics of humans and their distant and not-so-distant relatives.

 

In playful workshops prepared by researchers of the Biotechnical Faculty, university students of biology answered visitors’ questions such as: Do frogs have livers? Which is the main sense used by whales? Were Australopithecus better at climbing or walking on two legs? Do all tall animals have blood? And many many others.

 

Visitors were able to test their knowledge of different animals and their internal structures, as well as to see and even touch quite a few interesting specimens from the animal kingdom.

 

As the European Researchers’ Night traditionally takes place on the last Friday of September, primary and secondary schools were also be able to access an online e-classroom with I, Animal content on the ARNES Učilnice portal on 30 September 2022.

 

Coordinator: Petra Golja, PhD, Biotechnical Faculty

 

Performed by: Anthropology Group, Chair of Physiology, Anthropology and Ethology, Biotechnical Faculty