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Create a flounder fish that's hard to spot!

Check out these fascinating fish from Africa's lower Congo River.

What kind of person becomes an ichthyologist, a scientist who studies fish?

olc_288_polar_bear_listing

Polar bears are the top predator of the icy Arctic. But these large, furry white mammals have to work hard for their...

Can poisons be used for good? Yes, and Robert will tell you why.

olc_200_orange_roughy_listing

For centuries, orange roughy went mostly unnoticed by humans. These fish thrived in the dark, the cold, and the inten...

olc_199_striped_bass_listing

The striped bass has been a popular catch for fishermen for centuries. These fishes are known for their spiny fins an...

olc_120_california_condor_listing

California condors are the largest birds in North America. Like all vultures, condors are carrion-eaters. This means...

All aboard! Hop on a submersible and explore an amazing diversity of life at the ocean floor.

olc_184_melanie_stiassny_listing

Melanie Stiassny has been fascinated by fish from the time she was a little girl living in London. Today, Melanie is...

olc_207_ian_harrison_listing

Ian Harrison first became interested in sea life during family vacations to the southwest coast of England.

Discover how these deep sea creatures create their own light!

olc_212_coelacanth_listing

In 1938, fishermen off the east coast of Africa pulled up a strange creature in their nets.

olc_290_inuit_listing

For over 1,000 years, people called the Inuit lived in the Arctic. Long ago, they relied on fishing and hunting for s...

olc_206_common_dolphin_listing

With their white bellies and dark backs, dolphins can be found jumping above the water, swimming alongside fishing sh...

How can you wear a chimp on your wrist—without getting primate elbow?

olc_130_starfish_listing

It's easy to see how the starfish got its name -- with their pointed arms, these creatures look like stars fallen to...

olc_190_cichlids_listing

These tropical freshwater fishes come in so many colors, shapes, and sizes, it's nearly impossible to sum up the fami...

Dive into the oceans with Melanie.

Materials list and step-by-step instructions to create a flounder fish that's hard to spot.

olc_358_pteranodon_longiceps_listing

With its long, dramatic crest, the giant Pteranodon longiceps is easy to recognize.

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Animals and plants are usually adapted to survive best in particular environments, known as their habitats.

olc_098_humpback_whale_listing

Even though this whale of a whale weighs many tons, the humpback whale can make acrobatic leaps out of the water!

olc_121_electric_eel_listing

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...

olc_135_blue_ringed_octopus_listing

Many animals and plants use color to warn predators to stay away, and the blue ringed octopus is no exception. When t...

Take a look at the science of where it ALL begins.

olc_179_estuaries_listing

Estuaries are places where a river meets the sea. This ever-changing ecosystem is bursting with life. Saltwater from...

olc_354_cone_snail_listing

The oceans are filled with creatures that use poison to survive. Some use chemical defenses to deter predators. Other...

olc_365_staghorn_coral_listing

A coral reef may look like a colorful underwater garden, but these living structures are made by thousands of tiny an...

olc_264_confusciousornis_listing

Confuciusornis is the earliest-known toothless, beaked bird.

olc_267_redondasaurus_listing

One look at Redondasaurus, and you might think it's a crocodile. After all, it has a similar long, armored body, with...

olc_271_julie_feinstein_listing

Scientists all over the world send precious cargo to Julie Feinstein: frozen samples of animal tissues.

olc_181_deep_sea_listing

Far beneath the ocean's surface is a mysterious world of cold temperatures, intense pressure, and almost total darkne...

olc_197_polar_seas_listing

The frigid waters of the Arctic and the Antarctic may seem like hostile habitats. But a variety of marine life -- fro...

olc_201_brown_pelican_listing

This large dark bird is unmistakable soaring in the air along the coast.

olc_202_snowy_egret_listing

The snowy egret is a beautiful sight. An adult egret is distinguished by its dark slender beak, long black legs, and...

olc_239_aztec_empire_listing

During the 13th and 14th centuries, a group of people called the Aztecs flourished in Mexico. They built an advanced...

Start a field journal, and track how your favorite critter looks and behaves.

Find out what makes you different from a snail, a tree, or even your best friend!

Here's a very cool experiment that just might bring a tear to your eye. Use a blender to separate the DNA from an onion.

olc_368_smalltooth_sawfish_listing

The body of a sawfish may look like a fish, but its long, flat snout sets it apart. Rimmed with razor-sharp points, t...

olc_101_pacu_listing

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...

olc_361_tupuxuara_leonardii_listing

The most dazzling feature on many pterosaurs was a spectacular head crest. Tupuxuara leonardii had one of the most im...

olc_192_giant_squid_listing

The giant squid is the largest invertebrate, or animal without a backbone, ever to have lived on Earth!

olc_122_goliath_frog_listing

Tipping the scales at more than 7 pounds, the Goliath is the largest frog in the world. Just two of these frogs weigh...

olc_180_continental_shelf_listing

Most ocean plants and animals live near the shore, on a narrow ribbon of seafloor called the continental shelf.

olc_182_mangroves_listing

Found along tropical coastlines, thick mangrove forests were once considered a nuisance, infested with mosquitoes and...

olc_193_phytoplankton_listing

Plankton are the microscopic organisms of the sea. Just as plants form the basis for the ecosystem on land, phytoplan...

olc_208_adriana_aquino_listing

Growing up in Argentina, Adriana Aquino loved nature, especially the ocean. As a young girl, she wondered what it wou...

How do mammals move? Make flipbooks to see six different mammals in action.

Can you make it down to the ocean floor? Along the way, discover what makes water special.

Find out where Rob has followed his born curiosity.

Travel around the world with museum scientists: from Madagascar to Indonesia.

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A firefly's light seems rare and magical. Yet there are many living things that blink, glow, flash, and glitter. The...

olc_356_dimorphodon_macronyx_listing

Until 1828, pterosaur fossils had been found only in Germany. Then a new kind of pterosaur fossil was discovered in E...

olc_366_axolotl_listing

Most amphibians start their lives in water, and grow up to live on land. But axolotls live their whole lives in water...

olc_266_pterosaurs_listing

The first vertebrates to fly took to the skies about 215 million years ago. These creatures were neither birds nor ba...

olc_278_mermaid_listing

Hundreds of years ago, European sailors placed carved mermaids on the front of their ships as figureheads and told ta...

olc_094_sumatran_tiger_listing

The Sumatran tiger is found in only one place on the Earth -- on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. Fewer than 500 o...

olc_112_yacare_caiman_listing

That toothy grin might make you think this is a crocodile or an alligator. But the Yacaré caiman is neither. Caimans...

olc_114_american_crocodile_listing

The American crocodile has lived on Earth for millions of years, but today their numbers are rapidly declining becaus...

olc_123_hellbender_listing

The hellbender is one of the largest salamanders in North America.

olc_132_whooping_crane_listing

The whooping crane is known as the tallest bird in North America. This long legged creature has been struggling to su...

olc_154_portuguese_man-of-war_listing

The Portuguese man-of-war is actually a floating colony of individuals called polyps that are all dependent on each o...

olc_178_coral_reefs_listing

Bustling with a spectacular diversity of life, coral reefs are the rain forests of the oceans.

olc_204_sea_otter_listing

With its furry coat, friendly face, and playful nature, the sea otter is perhaps one of the most endearing animals in...

olc_210_california_sea_lion_listing

California sea lions are playful, intelligent, and fastin and out of water. Their large flippers enable them to leap...

olc_214_communication_listing

Like humans, animals need to communicate with each other. Through sight, touch, sound, smell, and even electrical pul...

Instructions to make your own land creature of light.

Instructions to make your own ocean creature of light.

Create land and sea animals that "glow" in the dark!

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If you watched an American black bear lumbering through the forest, you might not notice anything unusual about how i...

Bullfrogs are invading new areas and damaging ecosystems. What can be done?

Humans are the only living creature that have the power to help the polar bears!

Animals are getting hurt by plastic. Together, we can help!

If you like ocean animals, you should help because they are in danger!

Sea turtles are cute! It's awful that some are dying because of humans.

Send a note to a friend with these watery letterheads.

Test your sight and memory with these brain games.

Explore this family tree of living things on Earth.

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To try to piece together how organisms are related, scientists use cladistics.

olc_016_presbyornis_pervetus_listing

This prehistoric relative of living ducks had a long neck, tall legs, webbed feet, and a duck-like head.

olc_002_diatryma_gigantea_listing

This extinct bird weighed over 330 pounds and had heavy legs and tiny wings.

olc_003_tyrannosaurus_rex_listing

This "king tyrant lizard" was one of the largest carnivores that ever lived.

olc_004_alxasaurus_elesitaiensis_listing

Dug up in the Alxa Desert in China, this is the oldest and most complete therizinosaur ever found.

olc_005_pelecanimimus_polyodon_listing

This theropod belonged to a group called ornithomimids, also called "ostrich-mimics."

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This is one of the oldest known dinosaurs!

olc_007_gondwanatitan_faustoi_listing

Compared to other titanosaurs, Gondwanatitan was a peewee at only about 7.5 meters (25 feet) long.

olc_019_oviraptor_philoceratops_listing

Oviraptor was a bizarre-looking, toothless dinosaur.

olc_018_velociraptor_mongoliensis_listing

This predator has fast feet, a pair of "killing claws," and more than 60 jagged teeth!

olc_008_huayangosaurus_taibaii_listing

As you can tell from its body plates and tail spikes, this dinosaur is related to Stegosaurus.

olc_017_stegosaurus_stenops_listing

Because of the diamond-shaped plates on its back, Stegosaurus was given a name that means "roof lizard."

olc_020_mike_novacek_listing

A dinosaur book led to this paleontologist's lifelong fascination with fossils.

olc_012_protoceratops_andrewsi_listing

This plant-eating dinosaur might have weighed as much as 225 kilograms (500 pounds)!

olc_013_drinker_nisti_listing

This plant-eating dinosaur was an ornithopod, as are duck-bill dinosaurs.

olc_010_triceratops_horridus_listing

Its brow horns and snout horn inspired this dinosaur's name, which means "three-horned face."

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These creatures have lived in Earth's oceans for over 545 million years!

olc_038_fighting_dinosaurs_listing

About 80 million years ago, the carnivorous Velociraptor and the plant eating Protoceratops fought to the death.

olc_037_trilobites_listing

Long before dinosaurs, these strange roach-like creatures scurried along the ancient sea floor.

olc_039_gobiderma_pulchrum_listing

This rare lizard lived in the Gobi Desert about 80 million years ago.

olc_040_kryptobaatar_listing

Although extinct today, this gopher-sized mammal thrived during the Mesozoic Era for about two million years.

olc_035_crinoids_listing

Are these rare and colorful creatures flowering plants or animals?

olc_006_apatosaurus_excelsus_listing

This famous long-necked, long-tailed wonder belongs to a group called "sauropods."

olc_011_achelousaurus_horneri_listing

This horned dinosaur had two long spikes on the back of its frill, the bony extension behind its skull.

olc_001_chirostenotes_pergracilis_listing

With its bird-like features, this animal was mistaken for a giant bird for a while.

olc_024_central_asiatic_expedition_listing

In the 1920s, the first team of Museum paleontologists trekked to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia.

olc_032_psittacosaurus_mongoliensis_listing

Psittacosaurus is one of the oldest and most primitive ceratopians ever found!

olc_033_oviraptorid_embryo_listing

Museum scientists made a surprising discovery in the Gobi Desert: an egg that contained the remains of a tiny dinosau...

olc_044_protoceratopsian_baby_listing

Paleontologists uncovered this just-hatched Protoceratops in 1997 at Ukhaa Tolgod.

olc_045_oviraptorid_skull_listing

This fossilized skull was recently discovered at Ukhaa Tolgod in the Gobi Desert. It is probably from a new kind of d...

olc_046_byronosaurus_jaffei_listing

Named in 2000, this dinosaur is hot off the "paleo" presses! Unlike the jagged teeth of other troodontids,...

olc_043_troodontid_nest_listing

About 80 million years ago in the Gobi Desert, sixteen dinosaurs hatched in this nest. One of the hatchlings died bef...

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