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Meet the Science World Hens!

Come meet the Science World hens! Our chickens—Betty Blue and Vanta—are one of the most popular attractions at Science World. These lovely hens live in a coop in the Ken Spencer Science Park, where they spend their days contentedly clucking, scratching in the dirt, and of course laying eggs.

Betty Blue the Ameraucana

Six-year-old Betty Blue isn’t actually blue: she’s white, with lovely brown speckles. Her name comes from the fact that members of her breed usually lay blue eggs. But! Because of a genetic anomaly, Betty’s eggs are light brown. Just like people, hens are a diverse group. As the oldest hen in the coop, Betty Blue is at the top of the pecking order. That means she gets to eat first––and she makes sure the other three remember it! Her favourite food is mealworms….yum!

Vanta the Svart Höna

Vanta gets her name from a material called Vantablack, which is one of the darkest pigments on Earth. Vanta stands for “vertically aligned nano tube array”: perfect for a Science World chicken. Vanta the hen is black all the way through: her feathers, her legs, her flesh––even her internal organs. Not her eggs, though: those are off-white. Even though Svart Hönas are one of the rarest breeds of chicken in the world, Vanta doesn’t put on airs. She likes to talk, especially in the mornings, and she’s great at evading the Science World staff with her speedy running.


Chickens are considered "flightless birds."

Have you ever dreamed of flying? Feel the wind on your face as you soar with outspread wings over skyscrapers and mountains, looking at the stunning scenes below you with Birdly® at Science World!

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Survivors

Artist: Jeff Kulak

Jeff is a senior graphic designer at Science World. His illustration work has been published in the Walrus, The National Post, Reader’s Digest and Chickadee Magazine. He loves to make music, ride bikes, and spend time in the forest.

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Egg BB

Artist: Jeff Kulak

Jeff is a senior graphic designer at Science World. His illustration work has been published in the Walrus, The National Post, Reader’s Digest and Chickadee Magazine. He loves to make music, ride bikes, and spend time in the forest.

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Comet Crisp

Artist: Jeff Kulak

Jeff is a senior graphic designer at Science World. His illustration work has been published in the Walrus, The National Post, Reader’s Digest and Chickadee Magazine. He loves to make music, ride bikes, and spend time in the forest.

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T-Rex and Baby

Artist: Michelle Yong

Michelle is a designer with a focus on creating joyful digital experiences! She enjoys exploring the potential forms that an idea can express itself in and helping then take shape.

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Buddy the T-Rex

Artist: Michelle Yong

Michelle is a designer with a focus on creating joyful digital experiences! She enjoys exploring the potential forms that an idea can express itself in and helping then take shape.

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Geodessy

Artist: Michelle Yong

Michelle is a designer with a focus on creating joyful digital experiences! She enjoys exploring the potential forms that an idea can express itself in and helping then take shape.

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Science Buddies

Artist: Ty Dale

From Canada, Ty was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1993. From his chaotic workspace he draws in several different illustrative styles with thick outlines, bold colours and quirky-child like drawings. Ty distils the world around him into its basic geometry, prompting us to look at the mundane in a different way.

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Western Dinosaur

Artist: Ty Dale

From Canada, Ty was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1993. From his chaotic workspace he draws in several different illustrative styles with thick outlines, bold colours and quirky-child like drawings. Ty distils the world around him into its basic geometry, prompting us to look at the mundane in a different way.

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Time-Travel T-Rex

Artist: Ty Dale

From Canada, Ty was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1993. From his chaotic workspace he draws in several different illustrative styles with thick outlines, bold colours and quirky-child like drawings. Ty distils the world around him into its basic geometry, prompting us to look at the mundane in a different way.