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Phil Unitt, curator of birds and small mammals at the San Diego Natural History Museum, examines the bones of a small porpoise. January 21, 2026
Beth Accomando
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Retiring curator Phil Unitt's final lecture explores the people and history behind the San Diego Natural History Museum's extensive bird and mammal archive.
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