Turkey Vulture in Palm Tree
Research and Collections
Something Winged This Way Comes
Our spookiest month brings one of our most maligned birds
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Gray Wolf Skull
Research and Collections
Noggins for Noshing?
Animal diets, skull shapes and the limits of convergent evolution
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white storks
Research and Collections
Armenia's White Storks
Nest Neighbors Bring Good Fortune Across the Globe
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Bison Teeth 3D Model Close Up for Header Image
Research and Collections
Sample Tar Pits' Paleo Diets
Gnawing questions answered with fossilized teeth
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Crimson-backed Tanager RadRat Dario iNaturalist
Research and Collections
Fake It 'Til You Make It
How tropical tanagers cheat their way to flashier feathers and hopefully more mates
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Hummingbird, tree, photography
Research and Collections
Three Horned Larks, Two Spotted Doves and a Seasonal Community Science Tradition
The history and value of North America’s longest running community science project: the Christmas Bird Count
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Male walruses relaxing
Research and Collections
Walruses: On the Tusk of Greatness
With the discovery of the oldest tusked walrus yet, NHM scientists are getting to the root of the walrus’ long tooth.
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