(Sorry this blog may be gruesome for a bit)
Today after my physiology class I decided to go for a
long run. I ran the whole parameters of the campus and it was such a beautiful
day. It took about an hour and when I came back my legs were sore but I felt
great. My body is getting used to the work outs already. After I got ready, I
headed to my practical and found out we were dissecting marine birds. The birds
were from fishing accidents or found upon the shore. The bird that my partner
and I received was called an Australian Shear Water and they were actually
specimens that we had to record data from for a poaching court case.
(This part may want to be skipped for those with a weak
stomach): The head of ours was actually missing because that’s how these
poachers kill the juvenile birds for their meat. We drew the feathers and took
measurements and started dissection. It felt rushed because we only had three
hours and I’m used to three hours to dissect one body system, not the whole
body. The professors were very impressed by my ability to just dive in and open
up the bird and look at all the organs. The professor and professional marine
wildlife researcher there were joking that I should do CSI work because I knew
what I was looking at and naming it the whole time. I knew anatomy class would
pay off! This was the first time I opened up an animal that was not preserved
and it was a different experience to see blood and not smell formaldehyde. We
had to take measurements and samples for the researchers on the court case.
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