Bat Specimens from the Mammalogy Collection laid back to back with their specimen tags visible
Research and Collections
Digitized Mammals
How the new digitization project Ranges is unlocking the potential of NHM's Mammalogy Collection
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taxidermy diorama with two rhinos
A Northern White Rhino Skeleton From the San Diego Zoo Comes to NHM
The new specimen highlights the crucial relationship zoos play in ensuring rare and endangered species are represented in museum collections.
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Our Dinosaur Librarian
Meet Maureen Walsh, Collections Manager of the Dinosaur Institute, who protects and presides over the Museum’s world-class collection of paleontological thousands of specimens spanning the millions of years dinosaurs stomped, darted, and soared around our prehistoric planet
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Elongated Violet Snail (Janthina umbilicata)
Rare Purple Snail Lands Here
The shells of a violet-colored sea snail, Janthina janthina, washed up on SoCal beaches recently.
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A mother holds her dead child between the North American continent all depicted in red
Posters from Protests Against the Vietnam War on the 50th Anniversary of the War's End
Posters cared for by the Seaver Center for Western History Research Collection recall campus protests and national strife reverberating into our nation's struggles today
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NHM's Mammalogy Collection with NATGEO's Ronan Donovan & Dr. Xiaoming Wang
NHM's Vertebrate Paleontology Curator tours the photographer behind the Wolves exhibition through our collections
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Taxidermy zebra on display at a museum
Spotting Species with Zebra Stripes in the Mammalogy Collection
A horse researcher walks into the Mammalogy Collection...
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Silhouette of two wolves howling at sunset
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Wolves Stalking the Collections
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Wolves Stalking the Collections
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Barbara Carrasco's Mural with Biddy Mason
Who Told Biddy Mason's Story?
Artist Barbara Carrasco’s once-censored mural, L.A. History: a Mexican Perspective, now on view at NHM, features a portrait of the formerly enslaved woman who fought her way to freedom. But where did Mason's story come from? Who helped preserve this history while others tried to suppress it?
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Collective Knowledge from Our Changing World
From evolutionary history to our conservation future, explore the power and majesty of museum collections through the lens of famed NatGeo photographer Craig Cutler
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