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Photos from American Museum of Natural History's post Welcome to Trilobite Tuesday! Would you guess that these two photos are of the same trilobite? These images demonstrate the degree of work that goes into the preparation process of freeing such Paleozoic remnants from their eons-old sedimentary encasements. Pictured ... 13 Comments

Yet one more reason to love paleontologists and the demanding work they do!!! Thanks for sharing this photo!Are any solvents used or is this all done by hand tools? One hour seems quick if it’s the latter. wonderful work. I have always wanted to try that.

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Did you know? Today is World Rhino Day! There are currently five species of rhino; some have two horns while others have one. The black rhino and white rhino are native to Africa, and both have two horns. The greater ... 13 Comments

Majestic. To lose them is to lose a piece of long natural history.Beautiful creatures, they look so similar to the triceratops, it would be devastating if they were to go extinct too. The "cultures" in question. https://www.savetherhino.org/thorny-issues/tackling-the-demand-for-rhino-horn/

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Fall is here—and to help get you into the seasonal spirit, soak in the colors of the fall foliage in the Museum’s Stissing Mountain diorama. This scene is set on an October afternoon near Stissing Mountain, located 90 miles north ... 13 Comments

American Museum of Natural History The Museum is open Wednesday-Sunday, 10 am-5:30 pm. For more details, visit here: https://www.amnh.org/plan-your-visit What amazes me most - and what many don't realize - is the fact that all the leaves, and grasses ...We don’t get Fall where I live. I think the diorama is wonderful!

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What’s that bird? It’s the Rainbow Pitta! A native to parts of northern Australia, it lives in a variety of forest habitats such as monsoon rainforests and gallery forests. It hops about the forest floor foraging through leaf litter to ... 9 Comments

This fine fellow looks like a black bird wearing a fancy coat.This guy is simply gorgeous! What stunning colors. 😃Different arrangement of the colors..

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Peek-a-boo: It’s the corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus)! You might spot this stealthy reptile within its wide range across the eastern United States, in a variety of habitats including meadowlands and rocky hillsides. It’s most active at night, when it’s slithering ... 27 Comments

I have a pet corn snake. She's 15 and her name is NoodleThey also make great pets, but are quite the escape artists. Ours escaped several times and we couldn't find her ...I used to be terrified of snakes, this guy is beautiful though

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t’s mountain nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni) Monday! This Ethiopian native lives in montane forests, shrublands, and grasslands, where it feeds on heath plants, leaves, grasses, and legumes. It’s one of the larger antelope species, reaching over 4 feet (1.2 meters) at ... 8 Comments

American Museum of Natural History The Museum is open Wednesday-Sunday, 10 am-5:30 pm. For more details, visit here: https://www.amnh.org/plan-your-visit I've seen the museum in May 2009, Memorial Day, if I'm not wrong.What big horns you have.

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Why hello there! Meet the Spot-backed Puffbird (Nystalus maculatus). It’s native to woodlands and savannas in parts of eastern and central South America, such as Argentina and Brazil. Did you know? There are around 36 different species of puffbirds that ... 10 Comments

Oh the beautiful variations of Nature ‼️The spots on its body make me remember the chitah/leopard!This bird is very nice and very beautiful and I love it

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Neither birds nor bats, pterosaurs were reptiles, close cousins of dinosaurs who evolved on a separate branch of the reptile family tree. They were also the first animals after insects to evolve powered flight—not just leaping or gliding, but flapping ... 6 Comments

Eudimorphodon was a pterosaur that was discovered in 1973 by Mario Pandolfi in the town of Cene, Italy and described ...Pterosaurs are actually my favorite fossils over dinosaurs.Quite beautiful, in hindsight.

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While most land mammals use their legs to get around, the white-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar) relies mostly on its upper limbs! Using its long arms and strong fingers, it swings through trees with grace and speed—a method of movement called ... 14 Comments

I loved watching the gibbons at the zoo when i was little. They are so graceful (and seem to really ...If my apartment gets any messier, I'm going to have to start practicing brachiation too to get around.Talk about upper body strength!! Cool!!

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The evolution of a star is governed primarily by its mass. A star’s mass determines its nuclear fusion rate, and thus its luminosity (energy output) and its life expectancy. We define four broad mass categories (low-mass, intermediate-mass, high-mass, and very-high-mass), ... 8 Comments

Stunning picture. What treasures Hubble is opening up to us.A fabulous photo!Not “A Start is Born” but many real stars 🌟

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It’s the Pink-necked Green-pigeon (Treron vernans)—try saying that common name three times fast! The colorful bird can be found throughout Southeast Asia, including parts of Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. It lives in forest habitats, where it hangs out in small ... 35 Comments

American Museum of Natural History Hello, sadly I missed this years Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate. Will it be published somewhere ...A vision in pastels! Lovely bird!A beautiful Bird! Thank you so much for sharing!

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Can you spot the grumpy face of the reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa)? It’s one of the most venomous fish in the ocean. This master of disguise lives in Indo-Pacific waters, where it tends to lay low on the seafloor, blending ... 17 Comments

I thought it was sea flowers. Was looking for a super tiny fish.I remember when I first visited El Nido, Palawan. Before my trip, I started seeing news about people dying because ...Great camouflage

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Zoom into this photo to get a closer look at the speckled pattern on the Star-spotted Nightjar (Caprimulgus stellatus). Can you see where it gets its name? In the wild, this bird can be found in parts of eastern Africa, ... 20 Comments

At first I read that as "star-spangled nightjar" and I thought, "who now?" 😂😂Beautiful little bird.Stunningly gorgeous 😍

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Fun fact: the klipspringer’s (Oreotragus oreotragus) hooves are about the diameter of a dime! On average, this tiny antelope only grows about 2 feet (0.6 meters) tall and weighs 30 pounds (13.6 kilograms). But don’t let its small stature fool ... 9 Comments

American Museum of Natural History As a reminder, the Museum is now open with important updates to days of operation (10 am - 5:30 pm, ...There's a mobile home park in Midwest City, Oklahoma with some interesting street names. I used to deliver pizzas there ...klipspringer, try to say that ten times real fast.

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This Fossil Friday, meet Centrosaurus apertus! Centrosaurus lived in the Late Cretaceous, about 75 million years ago. It had a large horn over its nose, small horns over the eyes, and a relatively short frill. This impressive specimen was uncovered ... 31 Comments

American Museum of Natural History + A close up beauty shot!I do love this display. Out of curiosity, what percentage of the bones on this one are real? That info ...

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Meet the Blue-billed Malimbe (Malimbus nitens)! It’s native to parts of western Africa, including Senegal and Sierra Leone, where it lives in forest, swamp, and mangrove habitats. Males and females have a similar appearance: both have black plumage, a pale ... 3 Comments

Pretty bird.I. Like. Jackie. 😀

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Join the Museum’s Jaffe Chief Conservation Scientist Eleanor Sterling of the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation as she explores some of the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has affected biodiversity conservation efforts. 1 Comments

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Join scientists from the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) for a panel discussion of different moments in the history of Earth's climate–from the extinction of the dinosaurs, to different ice ages–that shed light on the current climatic moment, and its ... 3 Comments

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New research alert! Have you ever wondered where the first organic molecules on Earth came from or how they originated? A recent study led by the Museum and funded by NASA proposes a possible answer: Earth’s first organic molecules may ... 13 Comments

American Museum of Natural History Read more about the details of this groundbreaking research in our latest blog post: https://bit.ly/32CEd93

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What primate has a silvery mane, a pink face, and a dog-like snout? The Hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas)! It can be spotted in parts of Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, or Yemen, where it inhabits scrubland, grassland, and steppes. This baboon lives ... 15 Comments

Love that rock star hair!!I saw a group of them on my way to medinah in saudi arabia. Up until then i had no ...He looks so pensive.

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Check out the fancy feathers on the Great Egret (Ardea alba)! During breeding season, adults of both sexes show off lace-like plumes called aigrettes. In the 19th century, the bird was hunted by commercial plume hunters because its feathers were ... 10 Comments

American Museum of Natural History The Museum is open with important updates to days of operation (10 am - 5:30 pm, Wednesday through Sunday). For ...I had a 7 year long friendship with a gorgeous, sad egret that had been widowed some years before. He ...I miss seeing the Central Park egret who has apparently headed south for the winter.

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You can look—but don’t touch! The rough-skinned newt (Taricha granulosa) is native to North America’s west coast, where it might be spotted in forest or grassland habitats from parts of Canada to southern California. This amphibian tends to spend most ... 15 Comments

I've got a spot in the backyard where I've got to go move all the salamanders before I can mow ...Played with these when I was a kid but did wash my hands afterwards.Technically you can pick them up just don’t stick your fingers in your mouth afterward

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Meet the gerenuk (Litocranius walleri)! It’s also known as the “giraffe-gazelle” for its signature long neck. This critter is native to eastern Africa, where it lives in woodland forests or open plains, including those of Kenya and Somalia. When foraging ... 15 Comments

American Museum of Natural History The Museum is open with important updates to days of operation (10 am - 5:30 pm, Wednesday through Sunday). For ...I love how these are posed. Amazing work from the diorama artists. Fascinating creatures too.The 3D effect is creepy. Interesting info tho!

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Welcome to Trilobite Tuesday! The variety of morphological shapes that trilobites assumed during their 270-million-year crawl through time is nothing less than astonishing. One of the more impressive examples of that diversity can be seen in the shield of spikes ... 10 Comments

Spikes were also useful for avoiding stubbing his toe when getting a midnight snack from the kitchen.Here comes the Sun!!! What a beautiful specimen! The Ra of Trilobites on Trilobite Tuesday . . .There are vertical spikes on the genal spines!

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By day, bitter oysters (Panellus stipticus) are an unassuming beige color—but by night, they can glow a dazzling neon green! Not all bitter oysters glow in the dark: ones found in the northeast regions of North America are more likely ... 17 Comments

What a pretty little fungus!Thank you for the infoI've seen them once in alabama

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Say "hello" to the pronghorn (Antilocapra americana), one of the fastest land mammals today! This North American species can reach speeds of more than 50 miles per hour. It inhabits grassland, prairie, or desert habitats across much of the western ... 25 Comments

American Museum of Natural History Spot this pronghorn in the American Bison and Pronghorn diorama in the Hall of North American Mammals! The Museum has ...I saw one once next to I5 as I approached Redding, CA. I thought it was a statue until it ...Saw this herd of pronghorns next to a herd of buffalo between Grand Teton and Yellowstone last week.

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Happy birthday to Alexander von Humboldt, born in Berlin on this day in 1769. Famed explorer and naturalist, Humboldt is known for his vast contributions to the sciences and for his captivating writings. Among some of his many discoveries are ... 29 Comments

Happy Birthday! Thank you for your contributions to humankind.Happy birthday Explorer...😊

Alexander von Humboldt Thank you for your birthday wishes ❤️Alexander von Humboldt

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When some animals are in the mood for mating, they loudly let the world know. Mating calls can go on for hours. They can be intense, complex, and exhausting. Male midshipman fish (Porichthys notatus) hum with their swim bladder, the ... 32 Comments

Slow Farm Our female pigs serenade the boars all night long. It’s very romantic. 😆🙉A face even a mother can’t love 😢🤣So, I guess "Hey, baby, let me holler at you" (literally) isn't so abnormal.

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If the eyes of the Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) don’t pierce you, maybe its sharp bill will. This bird has a signature downward curving beak that it uses to pluck prey and swallow them whole. It’s no picky eater, ... 11 Comments

American Museum of Natural History See more birds in the Birds of the World and Birds of North America Halls at the Museum—now open to ...They’re also total jerks. On two separate occasions Ive had one rip off the rubber on my windshield wiper. Caught ...Hence the hornbill manicure. At least that’s what most nails look like these days. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤣

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