Annual Darwin Day Lecture
Bloodfeeding and Cannibalism in the Natural World

Explore the evolution of nature's most bizarre and fascinating feeding strategies - and the curiously misunderstood lives of the organisms who use them. From vampire catfish and leeches to flesh eating amphibians and cannibalistic sharks, zoologist and best-selling author Bill Schutt (Dark Banquet: Blood and the Curious Lives of Blood-feeding Creatures and Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History) takes the audience on a journey through the natural world that aims to demystify and explore the evolution and diversity of blood-feeding and cannibalism.
Limited access to Bloodsuckers: Legends to Leeches will be available during the ROM Speaks reception.
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Audiences are invited to celebrate International Darwin Day at the ROM with this inspiring annual lecture. International Darwin Day inspires people around the world to reflect and act on the principles of intellectual bravery, perpetual curiosity, scientific thinking, and hunger for truth as embodied in Charles Darwin.
Speaker: Bill Schutt

Bill Schutt is a vertebrate zoologist and author. He is a research associate in residence at the American Museum of Natural History and a professor of biology at LIU-Post. Bill’s first book, Dark Banquet: Blood and the Curious Lives of Blood-Feeding Creatures, was critically acclaimed by E. O. Wilson and the New York Times. His newest non-fiction book, Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History, garnered widespread rave reviews from The New York Times, The Boston Globe and elsewhere.
Lecture includes post-event reception with 1 host drink.
ASL Interpretation will be provided.
ROM Speaks is generously supported by The Schmidt Family.
Date & Time
Tuesday, February 11, 2020, 7:00 - 8:00 pm, Reception to follow
Location
Royal Ontario Museum
Signy and Cléophée Eaton Theatre
Level 1B
Doors Open: 6:30 pm
Lecture: 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Reception to follow lecture.
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416.586.5797
programs@rom.on.ca
