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Photos and details about the diversity of crocodilians and birds.
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Confuciusornis is the earliest-known toothless, beaked bird.

Ornithologist Ana Luz Porzecanski answers this question.

Can you find all 16 birds in this sanctuary? When you do, listen to their songs.

Make your own bird feeder and record your observations in a bird journal.
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According to legend, the roc was a giant bird large and strong enough to carry an elephant in its claws. As incredible a...
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At age 10, George Barrowclough began bird watching with his dad. He pursued his interest in birds by becoming an ornitho...
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With its bird-like features, this animal was mistaken for a giant bird for a while.
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This prehistoric relative of living ducks had a long neck, tall legs, webbed feet, and a duck-like head.
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This extinct bird weighed over 330 pounds and had heavy legs and tiny wings. 
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This large dark bird is unmistakable soaring in the air along the coast.
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The first vertebrates to fly took to the skies about 215 million years ago. These creatures were neither birds nor bats....
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Growing up, Joel Cracraft loved reading travel and adventure books. In high school, he became interested in ornithology,...
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An invasive species is a living thing that moves into a new region. Species often become "invasive" as a result of human...
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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 yel...
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California condors are the largest birds in North America. Like all vultures, condors are carrion-eaters. This means tha...
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The whooping crane is known as the tallest bird in North America. This long legged creature has been struggling to survi...
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His love of natural sciences and extreme camping led this scientist to paleontology.
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The mythic bird-creature Garuda is often shown attacking Nagas, snakelike creatures with human heads.
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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. About ...
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This fossilized skull was recently discovered at Ukhaa Tolgod in the Gobi Desert. It is probably from a new kind of dino...
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Ornithologists, or scientists who study birds, want to prevent the forests of the Pacific Northwest from being chopped d...

What thrives in Cuba's wetland ecosystem? Play this matching game to find out! ¡TAMBIÉN EN ESPAÑOL!
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An animal or plant becomes extinct when the last of its kind dies. 
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About 80 million years ago in the Gobi Desert, sixteen dinosaurs hatched in this nest. One of the hatchlings died before...

Paleontologist Mark Norell answers kids’ questions.

From Madagascar to Indonesia, travel around the world with Museum scientists.
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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 th...

Meet some of the more unusual members of T. rex and Velociraptor's family tree.
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This living dinosaur is also known by its common name, the Martineta tinamou. 
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The Dzanga-Sangha rain forest is alive with the sounds of snakes, chimpanzees, birds, insects, and many exotic creatures...
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It started with a cough and stuffy nose. But now you're achy, feverish, and exhausted. You just might have influenza, or...
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This predator has fast feet, a pair of "killing claws," and more than 60 jagged teeth!
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As a conservation geneticist, Yael tries to help endangered species by studying their DNA.
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When most people think of flamingos, they imagine the delicate pink bird wading in a warm and sunny tropical marsh. Not ...
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Apsley Cherry-Garrard was 24 when he joined Robert Scott's expedition to Antarctica. Known as "Cherry," he was one of th...
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Effigia looks just like a dinosaur. It particularly looks a lot like bird-like dinosaurs called ornithomimids, or ostric...
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For thousands of years, the dragon has been an unmistakable symbol around the world. But this lizard-like beast doesn't ...
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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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Most people know red and black spotted ladybird beetles as friendly insects that are fun to pick up and watch fly away. ...
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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 natural h...
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Sauropods weren't just the largest dinosaurs. They were also the largest animals to ever live on land. The sauropod Mame...
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For thousands of years, humans have relied on the power of wind to sail across oceans, pump water, and grind grain.
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The frigid waters of the Arctic and the Antarctic may seem like hostile habitats. But a variety of marine life -- from a...
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Animals swim, walk, crawl, slither, squirm, and even fly through the air. They can catch free rides by attaching themsel...
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About 100 million years ago, a flying reptile called Pterodaustro guinazui soared above the coast of what is now Argenti...

Photos and details about the diversity of turtles and tortoises.

Photos and details about the diversity of true bacteria.
Find out how humans are threatening species, and what we can do to help protect them.

Did you know that biodiversity provides us with things that we need?

What skin color, eye color, and type of feathers will you give this T. rex?

Explore this family tree of living things on Earth.
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Located off the coast of Georgia, St. Catherines is an island with white sandy beaches, a variety of wildlife, and dense...
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Around the North Pole, temperatures are so cold that parts of the ocean turn into solid ice called "sea ice.
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When you wake up in the morning, you might see sunlight through your window, hear birds chirping, or smell breakfast.
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This real-life "Indiana Jones" led the first AMNH expeditions to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia.
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The St. Vincent parrot makes its home on the tropical island of St. Vincent in the Caribbean. These parrots are covered ...

Explore some of the inventive ways that help living things reproduce and their offspring survive.

Photos and details about the diversity of green plants.

Photos and details about the diversity of fungi.

Photos and details about the diversity of mollusks.

Photos and details about the diversity of echinoderms.

Photos and details about the diversity of ray-finned fishes.

Photos and details about the diversity of amphibians.

Photos and details about the diversity of mammals.

Photos and details about the diversity of lizards and snakes.

Photos and details about the diversity of cnidarians.

Photos and details about the diversity of protists.

Find out what's so fascinating about these beautiful, pink birds.
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The name Jurassic conjures images of tremendous dinosaurs roaming the Earth.

Kids took the OLogy Challenge and shared their work with us!

Mix the sounds of different animals to create the roar of the Tyrannosaurus rex!

Challenge your friends to this Mesozoic Era card game.

Conservation biologist Ana Luz Porzecanski answers kids' questions.
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Watch these videos to explore Felicity's work as a conservation biologist.
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More than four thousand islands—including one big island—make up this nation in the Caribbean Sea.

Learn how to look at a bunch of bones and draw what a dinosaur looked like. 
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Ross MacPhee has always loved dirt. It means the opportunity to find lost things--from bones and teeth to pirate treasur...
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Susan Perkins has always loved being outside. As a child, she played in the woods and took field notes about birds and s...

Photos and details about the diversity of arthropods.

Take a peek inside two paleontologists' scrapbook.
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For over 1,000 years, people called the Inuit lived in the Arctic. Long ago, they relied on fishing and hunting for surv...
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The American crocodile has lived on Earth for millions of years, but today their numbers are rapidly declining because t...
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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 even...
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If you ever find a pseudoscorpion in your bathtub, don't worry! These tiny arachnids are harmless to humans.
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Found along tropical coastlines, thick mangrove forests were once considered a nuisance, infested with mosquitoes and bl...
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What do we have in common with sharks, bluebirds, lizards, and toads? We are all vertebrates, or animals with backbones....
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Over 80 kinds of poison frogs live in the tropical forests of Central and South America.
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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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Compared to other titanosaurs, Gondwanatitan was a peewee at only about 7.5 meters (25 feet) long. 
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Many famous dinosaurs, such as T. rex and Triceratops, first appeared in the Cretaceous Period.
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To try to piece together how organisms are related, scientists use cladistics.
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Long before dinosaurs, these strange roach-like creatures scurried along the ancient sea floor.
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This rare lizard lived in the Gobi Desert about 80 million years ago. 
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Named in 2000, this dinosaur is hot off the "paleo" presses! Unlike the jagged teeth of other troodontids, Byronosaurus ...

Paleontologist Mark Norell answers questions about T. rex.

Find out what lives in the deep sea, coral reef, and continental shelf.

What is hidden within Cuba’s underground caves? Play this matching game to find out! ¡TAMBIÉN EN ESPAÑOL!

What rare creatures inhabit Cuba’s forests? Play this matching game to find out! ¡TAMBIÉN EN ESPAÑOL!

Kids took the OLogy Challenge and shared their work with us!

Museum scientists answer kids' questions!

Visit three national parks and monuments. What can you discover with just your eyes?
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One of the earlier dinosaurs to appear on Earth was Coelophysis. It was a small, but skilled hunter that lived during th...
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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. The...
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Polar bears are the top predator of the icy Arctic. But these large, furry white mammals have to work hard for their foo...
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At the top of the world is a cold and icy area called the Arctic. It is made up of the Arctic Ocean and parts of North A...
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Many mammals run and walk. Some hop, swim, and even glide from trees.
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In 1910, British naval officer Robert Falcon Scott set sail for Antarctica aboard the Terra Nova. He hoped to be the fir...
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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 species. ...
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The Komodo dragon lumbers through the forest on its thick, stocky legs. It sways its head back and forth, flicking its l...
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Animals and plants are usually adapted to survive best in particular environments, known as their habitats.
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Many other animals use camouflage -- colors, textures, or patterns that help them blend in with their environment.
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Like humans, animals need to communicate with each other. Through sight, touch, sound, smell, and even electrical pulses...
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With its long, dramatic crest, the giant Pteranodon longiceps is easy to recognize.
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The most dazzling feature on many pterosaurs was a spectacular head crest. Tupuxuara leonardii had one of the most impre...
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This "king tyrant lizard" was one of the largest carnivores that ever lived.
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Its brow horns and snout horn inspired this dinosaur's name, which means "three-horned face."
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Paleontologists uncovered this just-hatched Protoceratops in 1997 at Ukhaa Tolgod.
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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 of t...

Discover some of the amazing ways that organisms have evolved to keep from being eaten.

What animal does this long, spiraled tooth belong to? Take a guess!

Match up these eight dinosaur fossil photos with their descriptions.

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

Find out what you can do to protect the oceans and ocean life.

Find out how biodiversity depends on you.

Put on these handmade masks or puppets and tell your own mythic tale.
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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 dinos...
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At this moment, your brain is very busy. It's taking in a jumble of sights and sounds, but focusing on just a few.

Biodiversity scientist Richard Pearson answers this question.

What is it like to hunt for dinosaur fossils? And what discoveries are made back in the lab?
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Scientists call fossilized poop coprolites. That means “dung stone” in Greek.

Marine ecologist Kate Holmes answers this question.

Sharks have been around for 450 million years. Find out about their unique features and way of life!

Find out more about insects. They're the largest and most diverse group of animals on Earth!

Take a world-wide tour of biodiversity with three scientists.

Tracking a gorilla can get hairy. Literally. Just ask George Amato.

Why does this scientist love studying tiny living things called microbes?

Take a look inside your trash can. What clues can you find?