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Mammals

Exhibitions

closeup of two elephants from the side that appear to have their trunks and tusks entwined

Benjamin Mkapa African Wildlife Photography Awards

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Mammals of North America dioramas

African and North American Diorama Halls

Breathtakingly realistic scenes of wild animals in their habitats.

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Stories

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A close up of the skull of a polar bear skeleton

The Tale of Piccolo the Polar Bear and Captain Jack Bonavita

The story of the most famous polar bear in our collections

A man shows a wolf skull to another man with a beard and a woman

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

Taxidermy zebra on display at a museum

Spotting Species with Zebra Stripes in the Mammalogy Collection

A horse researcher walks into the Mammalogy Collection...

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

Bat Specimens from the Mammalogy Collection laid back to back with their specimen tags visible

Digitized Mammals

How the new digitization project Ranges is unlocking the potential of NHM's Mammalogy Collection

Fabricating Wilderness Cover

Fabricating Wilderness

Explore a new book on the history of NHM’s habitat dioramas on sale this September

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California myotis (Myotis californicus)

This survey, which is supported by the Disney Conservation Fund, is an opportunity to broaden awareness and interest in conserving species found in urban areas.

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NHM Virtual Field Trip

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Scientists hiking a mountainous trail to a cave in the distance.

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The holotype skeleton of the extinct aquatic herbivore Neoparadoxia cecilialina from the Monterey Formation of Orange County.

Vertebrate Paleontology

Vertebrate Paleontology is the study of ancient animals that have a vertebral column including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

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Community Science

Community science (sometimes called citizen science) mobilizes volunteers to work alongside scientists to help answer questions about the world.

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