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Scientists have identified over 1.75 million species on Earth -- over one million of them are insects and spiders.
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Send a note to a friend with these colorful letterheads.
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Biodiversity is the rich variety of life on Earth. But why is it important?
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Find out how biodiversity depends on you.
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Take a world-wide tour of biodiversity with three scientists.
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Did you know that biodiversity provides us with things that we need?
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Conservation biologist Ana Luz Porzecanski answers kids' questions.
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This beautiful tortoise lives in the deserts of Madagascar, an island off the coast of Africa. This reptile gets its...
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It's no fluke that Howard Rosenbaum is wild about whales -- especially the endangered right whales and humpback whales.
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Test your knowledge about the variety of life on Earth with this quiz.
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Eleanor Sterling is the Director for the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation at the American Museum of Natural H...
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When she was a kid, Ana explored the landscapes of rural Uruguay and Brazil and the many plants and animals that live...
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When Martha Hurley first took science as a kid, she thought it was boring. She'd rather be outside exploring nature....
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Will it kill you or cure you? Test your knowledge with this quiz.
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Why is Ana fascinated by the rich variety of life on Earth? Find out!
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When Paula Mikkelsen moved to Florida, she turned a fun hobby into an exciting career. She enjoyed walking along Flor...
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Growing up, Joel Cracraft loved reading travel and adventure books. In high school, he became interested in ornitholo...
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Explore how Eleanor is protecting the world's animals and plants.
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Is this animal a rodent, a primate, or a raccoon's relative? Take a guess!
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Vietnam is a country of amazing biodiversity, including many rare and unusual species. One fascinating example is the...
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When most people think of flamingos, they imagine the delicate pink bird wading in a warm and sunny tropical marsh. N...
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Find out what's so fascinating about these beautiful, pink birds.
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Take a virtual stroll through a city park for a close-up look at some hidden inhabitants.
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Play this game to find out how a law protects animals and plants.
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In this group game, discover how all the players in an ecosystem depend on each other to survive.
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Invent a story about an endangered species. Then draw and write about it!
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Come explore three different rain forest habitats.
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From Madagascar to Indonesia, travel around the world with Museum scientists.
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What does Chris like most about studying reptiles and amphibians? Find out!
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What does this marine biologist like most about her work? Find out!
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How far have your groceries traveled? Find out!
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Just a century ago, many people died from minor bacterial infections and diseases. A simple cut or strep throat could...
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Why are many animal and plant species dying out forever?
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When he was 8 years old, Theodore Roosevelt found a seal skull. It would be the first specimen in his very own natura...
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The Dzanga-Sangha rain forest is alive with the sounds of snakes, chimpanzees, birds, insects, and many exotic creatu...
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The gremlin-like, endangered aye-aye makes its home in the tropical forests of Madagascar, a large island off the coa...
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Cassava is one tough plant because it can grow in poor and unfertile soil in most tropical environments. Cassava is a...
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Tipping the scales at more than 7 pounds, the Goliath is the largest frog in the world. Just two of these frogs weigh...
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It only seems like the world's entire ant population attends your picnics.
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Thousands of plants and animal species may be in danger of becoming extinct and disappearing forever.
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The snowy egret is a beautiful sight. An adult egret is distinguished by its dark slender beak, long black legs, and...
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California sea lions are playful, intelligent, and fast—in and out of water. Their large flippers enable them to leap...
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Since he was a boy, Vladimir Ovtsharenko has been fascinated by nature. Growing up, he loved collecting spiders, beet...
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Chris Raxworthy has been fascinated by all things scaly and slimy since he was a kid. Chris is a herpetologist at the...
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In the wild, ruffed lemurs live in only one place -- the eastern rain forests of Madagascar.
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The hellbender is one of the largest salamanders in North America.
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The mountain gorilla lives high up in the forests of east central Africa.
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The electric eel is long and narrow like an eel, but it is actually not an eel at all. In fact, electric eels are pro...
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New Caledonia, a tiny island east of Australia, is the only place where an unusual bird called the kagu is found. Abo...
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Create land and sea animals that "glow" in the dark!
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Visit three national parks and monuments. What can you discover with just your eyes?
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To try to piece together how organisms are related, scientists use cladistics.
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This large dark bird is unmistakable soaring in the air along the coast.
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Many people have seen the beautiful spiral triton trumpet shell. Unfortunately, most people can see these brown and w...
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Most mammals that live on land use their legs to get around. But the white-handed gibbon relies mostly on its arms. U...
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There are more than 250 kinds of vipers, a family of poisonous snakes. The largest of all is the gabon viper.
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The Asian elephant is one of the largest land mammals in the world. Some people believe that elephants feel joy and s...
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The king cobra is the largest venomous snake in the world. Whether slithering on land, climbing trees, or swimming, i...
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The leatherback is the world's largest turtle. Unlike the bony exterior of other sea turtles, the exterior of the lea...
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Dinoflagellates are tiny, one-celled organisms that live in oceans and freshwater ponds, rivers, and streams. Some di...
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Giant puffballs aren't your typical mushrooms.
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Most people know red and black spotted ladybird beetles as friendly insects that are fun to pick up and watch fly awa...
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If you looked at the contents of a vacuum cleaner bag with a microscope, you'd probably find millions of tiny creatur...
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You might think that all mosquitoes are alike, but did you know that there are actually about 2,500 different kinds?...
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Although the rosy periwinkle stands only one foot tall, in the world of medicine it's a giant.
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A rotting log is a mighty tasty meal -- if you're a termite. Termites not only eat wood, some kinds live in it, too....
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For centuries, orange roughy went mostly unnoticed by humans. These fish thrived in the dark, the cold, and the inten...
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You could travel the globe, but there's only one place you'd find a ruffed lemur: Madagascar. It is an endemic specie...
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Ornithologists, or scientists who study birds, want to prevent the forests of the Pacific Northwest from being choppe...
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The St. Vincent parrot makes its home on the tropical island of St. Vincent in the Caribbean. These parrots are cover...
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Compared to the continent of Africa, Madagascar may seem small. But this island, the fourth largest in the world, is...
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For Steve Quinn, art and science have always gone hand-in-hand. As a kid, he liked to draw and make clay models of di...
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Are these rare and colorful creatures flowering plants or animals?
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With their white bellies and dark backs, dolphins can be found jumping above the water, swimming alongside fishing sh...
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The American crocodile has lived on Earth for millions of years, but today their numbers are rapidly declining becaus...
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The Tibetan antelope, also known as "chiru," is one of the most beautiful mammals in the world.
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The Komodo dragon lumbers through the forest on its thick, stocky legs. It sways its head back and forth, flicking it...
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Have you ever seen pond scum -- that thick, smelly layer of slime floating on the surface of the water? That's probab...
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Based on fossils of ancient dragonflies, we know these winged insects have been soaring around for at least 300 milli...
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Think of giant kelp as the Godzilla of the seaweeds.
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The Portuguese man-of-war is actually a floating colony of individuals called polyps that are all dependent on each o...
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California condors are the largest birds in North America. Like all vultures, condors are carrion-eaters. This means...
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What do we have in common with sharks, bluebirds, lizards, and toads? We are all vertebrates, or animals with backbon...
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Some exotic creatures lurk in the polar seas, but perhaps none is more bizarre than the giant sea spider.
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It's easy to see how the starfish got its name -- with their pointed arms, these creatures look like stars fallen to...
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As a conservation geneticist, Yael tries to help endangered species by studying their DNA.
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The Sumatran tiger is found in only one place on the Earth -- on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. Fewer than 500 o...
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All living organisms need energy to live. Organisms such as plants get this energy from the Sun. But animals get this...
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Animals and plants are usually adapted to survive best in particular environments, known as their habitats.
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Make your own bird feeder and record your observations in a bird journal.
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Start a field journal, and track how your favorite critter looks and behaves.
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Not all spiders spin webs to catch their meals. When night falls in Australia, the white-tailed spider hunts its prey...
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An animal or plant becomes extinct when the last of its kind dies. 
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This mighty member of the cat family is a powerful predator. It can leap up to 30 feet in the air, climb trees, and e...
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When "ologists" observe plants, animals, fossils, or rocks, they know they won't remember every detail. So...
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Even though this whale of a whale weighs many tons, the humpback whale can make acrobatic leaps out of the water!
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If you came face to face with a pacu, what would you do? Never fear -- the pacu may look like a big and scary fish, b...
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Saying "deoxyribonucleic acid" is a real mouthful. Luckily, you can call it DNA for short.
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At age 10, George Barrowclough began bird watching with his dad. He pursued his interest in birds by becoming an orni...
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More than four thousand islands—including one big island—make up this nation in the Caribbean Sea.