Book talkTalks
Hyenas in Yorkshire? The Mystery of Kirkdale Cave
Price
Free–£5
£5 non-members; free to Whitby Literary & Philosophical Society members.
About
Geology curator and author Roger Osborne explores why hyena remains were found in Kirkdale Cave and the scientific debate they prompted in 1821.
The talk examines the mystery of the fauna found in Kirkdale Cave and the questions the remains raised for geology, palaeontology and natural science in 1821. Roger Osborne, the museum’s geology curator and an author, leads the session. Tickets are £5 for non-members and free for Whitby Literary & Philosophical Society members; online booking incurs a small fee and includes tea or coffee.
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