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Ancient History and Exploration

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It's Betsy and Robson coming at you live from Georgetown, Guyana. So today, we woke up and visited the National History Museum where we observed tons of indigenous species. The upper floor had species with a tablet depicting where they were discovered and what creatures are on the verge of extinction. Betsy enjoyed learning about the Giant Sloth and its history in Guyana while Robson learned about conservation efforts for four main marine turtles found in Guyana such as; Pacific Ridley, Leatherback turtle, Green turtle and Hawksbill turtle which the Museum wants fishermen to protect before they become extinct from the face of the Earth. The bottom floor of the museum had ancient artifacts like currency bills, tablets which show Guyana's independence from Britain and Dutch, boats and ships that were used in the past, vases, maps, some archeological tools and some other items. Following our trip to the museum we returned to the Palms, the geriatric facility, to ...
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