Ladies, does your man hang out in the deep sea, have a cartilaginous skeleton, and teeth on his forehead? That's not your man, that is a chimera. 👻🦈 In honour of Halloween weekend, and the Sharks exhibition, Nathan Lujan @potamophile (Curator of Fishes) gave us a lesson on these creepy creatures. Sharks is organized by American Museum of Natural History, New York. The Museum gratefully acknowledges Warner Bros. Discovery for its generous support of Sharks. A selection of footage in Sharks has

Summer's coming to ROM! 🌞 Enjoy three new exhibitions, or take advantage of FREE General Admission for Canada Day- check out the link in our bio for more info on all our summer plans. ⛱️ #torontosummer #summerplans #visittoronto | Royal Ontario Museum

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Thanks to all who joined us for RAD: Shark Night last month, featuring the fabulous musical stylings of @bigsmokebrass! 🎷 Celebrate the holidays in style at our final ROM After Dark event of the year- RAD: Winter Festivals of Light, on December 19. 🎟️ Enjoy tons of live performances, selfie stations, DJ sets spinning everything from disco to city pop, and playful roaming acts that pop up throughout the night. It will be a memorable evening to experience ROM in a whole new glow! ✨ | Royal Ontar

#DYK that the Ancient Romans used electric rays to help with problems like headaches and gout? Scribonius Largus, a physician who accompanied the Roman Emperor Claudius on his invasion of Britain, wrote a book called the Compositiones (1st Century C.E.). This listed 271 different ‘prescriptions’ for various diseases and two of his methods included using electric rays to help numb pain. Want to learn more about electric rays? Check out our Sharks exhibition, which is on now through March 22, 2026