Texas Memorial Museum

I learned that there were Saber tooth tiger remains discovered here in Texas. To have roamed in this prehistoric era where there was no development of civilization and be remembered for that long must be significant. The saber tooth tigers were large creatures that preyed on herbivores like horse and camel. I noticed that there are similarities between how our society runs and the animal kingdom. There always seems to be some sort of unstated hierarchy. This animal was once so powerful and could tear the tough flesh and bones of other large animals.

What I noticed was something interesting about the relationship between humans and animals is that humans learn from the past which includes the animals evolutions and changes in the animal kingdom. The cycle of life comes naturally for animals, because that is all they know. Humans however preserve and analyze for future use. This is why we have museums in the first place.

The architecture of the museum was very simple and classical Greek style. I noticed the carving of the outline of Texas carried on the shoulders of an Atlas figure. This is supposed to symbolize the combination of technological improvements with nature, as Atlas shoulders the wealth of rivers and forests. As the human race speeds up towards more developments in technology and industry, they must preserve the forces of nature that will always keep a steady anchor for future endeavors.

Style and design such as the mosasaur's vertebrae was used as inspiration for the teaching area on the side of the museum. There were blown up replicas of the bone structure of those marine reptiles.

As my power animal the otter, I feel incredibly morose for the dead exoskeleton of this cushion starfish that I saw on the first floor. Its habitat is not the same as it was decades ago and to die and be displayed must be embarrassing. This was the skeleton found on the coast in the Caribbean. I did not see the skeletal structure of my relative, however, I could imagine the sadness I would have felt in the process of analyzing how precious life is.

I kept asking myself, is this authentically real? While walking around the third floor, I could not imagine the process of installing the glass eyes, removing the insides, and recreating this figure. However, I do appreciate the legacy of this otter. It will be remembered for as long as it is on display. I think that it is really important to know about the past.

On the fourth floor i learned all about pond scum called Diatoms. These are microscopic organisms that produce asexually and survive by making food out of sunlight. Scientists have called them microscopic gems . These tiny single celled organisms of algae have undergone specifically the Darwin theories of evolution. This is similar to a process humans go through in order to keep improving people must evolve, through the survival of the fittest the strengths will pass on from generation to generation. I feel comforted as my strengths will be noticed and passed on to my future generations.