Bats in the Andes: Life in a Changing Climate
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Meet Amanda Grunwald, Research Scientist, and Beatriz Natividade, PhD Student, and get an insider’s look at their upcoming fieldwork in Manu National Park, Peru.
Learn how earlier expeditions to Manu shaped the Field Museum’s extensive bat collections, and hear about their plans for the upcoming trip, what data they aim to collect, and the questions they hope to answer. Discover the many ecological roles bats play, the challenges climate change poses for montane species, and the broader story of how life adapts, persists, or disappears under pressure.
See bat specimens and skulls from the collections, field and lab tools used in the expeditions, and prints from an artist who will transform their scientific data into unique works of art.
Scientists, researchers, and collections managers are behind the scenes every day, uncovering new information and taking care of our collection.
During Meet a Scientist, you can find them in the Grainger Science Hub. They'll discuss their work and share real items from the museum’s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to field work, and dinosaurs to ecology, there’s a world of science to explore.
Visit the Science Hub on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.
