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The Known Universe by AMNH
The Known Universe takes viewers from the Himalayas through our atmosphere and the inky black of space to the afterglow of the Big Bang. Every star, planet, and quasar seen in the film is possible because of the world's most complete four-dimensional map of the universe, the Digital Universe Atlas that is maintained and updated by astrophysicists at the American Museum of Natural History. The new film, created by the Museum, is part of an exhibition, Visions of the Cosmos: From the Milky Ocean to an Evolving Universe, at the Rubin Museum of Art in Manhattan through May 2010. Data: Digital Universe, American Museum of Natural History www.haydenplanetarium.org Visualization Software: Uniview by SCISS Director: Carter Emmart Curator: Ben R. Oppenheimer Producer: Michael Hoffman Executive Producer: Ro Kinzler Co-Executive Producer: Martin Brauen Manager, Digital Universe Atlas: Brian Abbott Music: Suke Cerulo For more information visit www.amnh.org
The American Museum of Natural History
A quick view at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The AMNH is a scientific research and education institution, with collections of more than 32 million specimens and artifacts.
Rare Spider Silk on Exhibit at AMNH
A spectacular and extremely rare textile, woven from golden-colored silk thread produced by more than one million spiders in Madagascar is now on display at the American Museum of Natural History in the Grand Gallery. Drawing on the legacy of a French missionary, Jacob Paul Camboué, this contemporary textile measures 11 feet by 4 feet and took four years to make using a painstaking technique. Hear from Dr. Ian Tattersall, Curator, Division of Anthropology at AMNH, as well as Nicholas Godley, co-creator and owner of the silk along with his partner Simon Peers as they discuss this rare work. For more information visit www.amnh.org Produced by James Sims.
AMNH Explorer App for iPhone & iPod touch
Chart your own course at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City with AMNH Explorer—a new app that is part custom navigation system, part personal tour guide for the Museum's world-famous halls. Providing turn-by-turn directions, AMNH Explorer takes visitors from the edge of the universe to the age of the dinosaurs. Choose from a variety of Museum-designed tours or create your own from a list of popular exhibits, specimens, or artifacts. AMNH Explorer also lets you share your adventures with friends and family by linking directly to your Facebook and Twitter profiles. Download AMNH Explorer now and start planning your next visit or use your iPhone or iPod Touch to discover the Museum's must-sees from anywhere in the world. It's the new way to find your way at the American Museum of Natural History. Produced/Edited by James Sims. For more information visit www.amnh.org
Cosmic Collisions (AMNH)
Cosmic Collisions Produced by the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) and narrated by Robert Redford, AMNHs third space show illustrates that cosmic collisions are a universal force of nature, both destructive and creative. Dynamic and dazzling, they have created many things we take for granted—the glowing Moon, the suns warmth and light, our changing seasons, waves washing up on a sandy shore. Theyve ended the age of the dinosaurs and changed the very map of the cosmos, reforming galaxies and giving birth to new stars and new worlds. Produced in partnership with NASA, Cosmic Collisions relies on AMNHs Digital Universe, an unparalleled database containing over three billion stars, and on data and visualizations from the worlds top astrophysics and research institutions. Cosmic Collisions provides an unprecedented and extraordinary view of these catastrophic and constructive events that have shaped our world and universe. Produced by American Museum of Natural History, distributed by Global Immersion Approximate running time 23 minutes Suitable for family audiences
Preparing Dinosaur Fossils Inside AMNH
Fossil preparators are highly skilled technicians who restore the naturally fractured bones and teeth of fossil to the original state, somewhat like art conservators restore damaged paintings and sculptures. When fossils arrive from the field, they are encased in plaster jackets, and the rock, or matrix, which was deposited around the fossils. Fossil preparation involves cutting open the plaster jacket and removing this matrix surrounding the fossil. The matrix may be soft and crumbly when the sand or mud is poorly cemented together, or it can be extremely hard when the sediments are well-cemented. Accordingly, a wide variety of tools is required to remove the matrix and stabilize the fossil. Commonly, dental tools are used to carefully pick away sediment near the bone, along with custom-made needles composed of carbide steel. Preparators carefully select the materials used to strengthen or repair specimens. Adhesives, glues, and fillers must stand the test of time and not become brittle or discolored, just like the materials used to conserve works of art. The types of materials used are recorded in order to aid future preparators if further preparation or repair is required. Watch as Justy Alicea, a senior preparator at the American Museum of Natural History, works on a specimen and then gives a tour of the Museum's fossil preparation lab. For more information visit www.amnh.org Produced by James Sims
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I had to visit the American Museum of Natural History in NYC. So I visited some 'Old Friends' on my lunch hour.
Giant Pink Paper Elephant Visits AMNH
An eight-foot-tall pink paper elephant made a brief appearance at the American Museum of Natural History for a photo opportunity around the annual Origami Holiday Tree. The giant pink paper pachyderm, created through the paper-folding wizardry of celebrated Origami artist Sok Song, was photographed for an upcoming book highlighting Song's work. Song's creations -- large and small -- have graced fashion runways, advertising spreads, and the Origami Holiday Tree at the Museum. Produced/Edited by James Sims. For more information visit www.amnh.org
AMNH's Mark Norell Tours Silk Road
Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World, now on display at the American Museum of Natural History, brings to life the most celebrated trade route in human history through sights, sounds and artifacts. Follow Mark Norell, Chair and Curator-in-Charge of Paleontology at AMNH, as he gives an insightful tour of Silk Road, traveling from Xi'an, the capital of China's Tang Dynasty; Turfan, a verdant oasis and trading outpost; Samarkand, a center for prosperous merchants who thrived on the caravan trade; and Baghdad, a cosmopolitan hub of commerce and scholarship that flourished as a leading intellectual center of the time. Produced by James Sims. For more information visit www.amnh.org
Extreme Mammals at AMNH - Sugar Gliders
From the trees of Australia and New Guinea to the halls of the American Museum of Natural History, a colony of sugar gliders (petaurus breviceps) are now living in the new Extreme Mammals exhibit. Watch as Hazel Davies, manager of living exhibits at AMNH, readies these nocturnal creatures for their day. Produced/Edited by James Sims. Learn more about these unique marsupials, along with a variety of other interesting mammals, at the Museum's Extreme Mammals exhibit. For more information, visit www.amnh.org
Evolution in Action by AMNH (Science Bulletins)
Central Africa's roiling, rapid Lower Congo River is home to an extraordinary assortment of fish—many truly bizarre. This new video by Science Bulletins, the American Museum of Natural Historys current-science video program, features Museum scientists on a quest to understand why so many species have evolved here. Follow Curator of Ichthyology Melanie Stiassny and her team as they search the Lower Congo Rivers mysterious depths for an evolutionary driver. For more information visit www.amnh.org
AMNH Scientific Expeditions 2010
Dr. Michael J. Novacek, Senior Vice-President and Provost of Science at the American Museum of Natural History, highlights some of the scientific expeditions led by Museum scientists throughout 2010. Fly with him around the globe, where he and colleagues dig up ancient fossils, excavate artifacts of past civilizations, and survey living animals and their habitats. Back in New York they analyze their discoveries with the help of new state-of-the-art technology. For more information, visit www.amnh.org
Traveling the Silk Road at AMNH
Traveling the Silk Road brings to life one of the greatest trading routes in human history, showcasing the goods, cultures, and technologies from four representative cities: Xian, Chinas Tang Dynasty capital; Turfan, a verdant oasis and trading outpost; Samarkand, home of prosperous merchants who thrived on the caravan trade; and Baghdad, a fertile hub of commerce and scholarship that became the intellectual center of the era. Visitors will embark on an unparalleled journey, exploring commerce, communication, and cultural exchange from the far reaches of China through the cities and empires of Central and West Asia from AD 600 to 1200. Children will become world travelers as well, collecting special stamps in Silk Road passports issued to them at the exhibition entrance, savoring real spices in the spice market, observing live silkworms, and enjoying live musical performances. Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World runs at the American Museum of Natural History through August 15, 2010. Produced/Edited by James Sims. For more information, visit www.amnh.org
The American Museum of Natural History in New York City
Located on Central Park West and 79th Street, The American Museum of Natural History is a renowned landmark in Manhattan. Check out their fossil exhibitions with the famous dinosaurs, the Hall of Ocean Life with a 94 foot whale suspended from the ceiling, or Hayden Planetarium for an incredible show. With 46 permanent halls and many new exhibitions, there is always something to see here. Go to their website for more information at www.amnh.org. CityPass is available at the Museum of Natural History. It includes entry to the museum and Hayden Planetarium. Check out their website at www.citypass.com.
Inside the Collections: Ichthyology at AMNH
In the first of a new series of behind-the-scenes looks at the collections at the American Museum of Natural History, Melanie Stiassny, Axelrod Research Curator in the Department of Ichthyology, takes us through the Museum's vast collection of fishes. The Department of Ichthyology, one of the four departments within the Museum's Division of Vertebrate Zoology, houses a collection that comprises more than 2 million specimens from around the world, with a special focus on African, Australian, Central American, Chinese, and Malagasy fresh water fishes as well as Bahamian and Gulf of Mexican shore fishes. The department's three curators, as well as postdoctoral fellows, students and staff, regularly conduct fieldwork to add to these collections. Stiassny has carried out studies throughout the world's tropical waters to research the evolution, behavior, and conservation of fishes and has played an active role in raising public awareness of the biodiversity and conservation crisis. Her current projects include an exploration, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, of the freshwater fishes and mussels of the Congo. Produced/edited by James Sims. For more information visit www.amnh.org
The Known Universe by AMNH
Why so curious? My Blog: www.mycuriousbrain.com ******************************************************************************** The Known Universe takes viewers from the Himalayas through our atmosphere and the inky black of space to the afterglow of the Big Bang. Every star, planet, and quasar seen in the film is possible because of the world's most complete four-dimensional map of the universe, the Digital Universe Atlas that is maintained and updated by astrophysicists at the American Museum of Natural History. The new film, created by the Museum, is part of an exhibition, Visions of the Cosmos: From the Milky Ocean to an Evolving Universe, at the Rubin Museum of Art in Manhattan through May 2010. Data: Digital Universe, American Museum of Natural History www.haydenplanetarium.org Visualization Software: Uniview by SCISS Director: Carter Emmart Curator: Ben R. Oppenheimer Producer: Michael Hoffman Executive Producer: Ro Kinzler Co-Executive Producer: Martin Brauen Manager, Digital Universe Atlas: Brian Abbott Music: Suke Cerulo For more information visit www.amnh.org Why so curious? My Blog: www.mycuriousbrain.com
Feeding the Frogs at AMNH
The American Museum of Natural History's popular exhibit Frogs: A Chorus of Colors is open to visitors through January 3, 2010. There are more than 200 live frogs, from the tiny golden mantella frog to the enormous African bullfrog. We followed Hazel Davies, AMNH's Manager of Living Exhibits, as she prepped and fed the frogs before visitors arrived. And we caught up with Dr. Christopher Raxworthy, the Museum's Associate Curator of Herpetology, to find out the role frogs play in our world. Produced/Edited by James Sims. For more information visit www.amnh.org.
Halsey Trip to American Museum of Natural History - Fall 2010
Halsey JHS157 AMNH Trip to American Museum of Natural History New York City Fall 2010
Feeding Time for AMNH's Lizards & Snakes: Alive!
The real monsters, dragons, and basilisks are back! More than 60 live lizards and snakes from five continents are now displayed in exquisitely prepared habitats. In addition to the live animals, the exhibit uses interactive stations, significant fossils, and an award-winning video to acquaint visitors with the world of the Squamata, the group that includes lizards and snakes. In Lizards & Snakes: Alive! visitors will see representatives of 26 species, including crowd favorites such as the Gila Monster, Eastern Water Dragon, Green Basilisk, Veiled Chameleon, Blue-tongued Skink, Rhinoceros Iguana, Eastern Green Mamba, and a fourteen-foot Burmese Python. The Water Monitor habitat is equipped with a web camera, enabling virtual visitors from around the globe to observe the daily behavior of one of the largest living species of lizard on earth. The exhibit is now open and runs through September 6 at the American Museum of Natural History. Produced/Edited by James Sims. For more information visit www.amnh.org
AMNH News: Directing "Journey to the Stars"
Featuring extraordinary images from telescopes on the ground and in space and stunning, never-before-seen visualizations of physics-based simulations, the dazzling new Journey to the Stars launches visitors through space and time to experience the life and death of the stars in our night sky, including our own nurturing Sun. Hear from Carter Emmart, Director of Astrovisualization at the American Museum of Natural History, as he describes the creative process behind this immersive theater experience. Journey to the Stars, narrated by Academy Award-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg, premiered on Saturday, July 4, 2009, in the Hayden Planetarium at the Frederick Phineas and Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth and Space. Produced/Edited by James Sims for AMNH.org
AMNH Dinosaur App on the iPad
Introducing the first official iPad app from the American Museum of Natural History, DINOSAURS iPad: American Museum of Natural History Collections. This app lets paleontologists of all ages explore the Museum's famous fossil halls in depth. The world's largest collection of dinosaur fossils can now be accessed through hundreds of photos and renderings. See what scientists believe dinosaurs looked like when they roamed the Earth more than 65 million years ago. DINOSAURS iPad: American Museum of Natural History Collections contains nearly 1000 images from the Museum's archive, woven together to create a striking image of the world's most famous dinosaur, the Tyrannosaurus rex. DINOSAURS iPad: American Museum of Natural History Collections features eight detailed stories that take you even further into the Museum's archives to explore the deep history of fossil collecting. Keep an eye out for additional adventures coming soon. For more information visit www.amnh.org Produced/Edited by James Sims.
Dinosaur iPhone App From AMNH
Introducing the first official app from the American Museum of Natural History, DINOSAURS: American Museum of Natural History Collections. This app lets paleontologists of all ages explore the Museum's famous fossil halls in depth. DINOSAURS: American Museum of Natural History Collections contains more than 800 images from the Museum's archive, woven together to create a striking image of the world's most famous dinosaur, the Tyrannosaurus Rex. Double-tap or pinch to zoom into the mosaic and inspect individual photos. Tap the info button to flip the photos and read fascinating information about the science and personalities of the Museum's world-renowned fossil collection: each interactive photograph includes information of where the fossil was found and the paleontologist who uncovered it. The app also features six detailed stories that take you even further into the Museum's archives to explore the deep history of fossil collection. Keep an eye out for additional adventures coming soon. Download the free app at www.amnh.org Produced/Edited by James Sims
Finding Leeches in Rwanda w/ Mark Siddall - AMNH
In 1909 the American Museum of Natural History's Herbert Lang and James Chapin embarked on a scientific expedition to the northeastern Belgian Congo. Their trip would ultimately last five and a half years yielding significant zoological and anthropological findings for the museum. Exactly 100 years later another museum scientist, Dr. Mark Siddall, embarked on an expedition to the neighboring Rwanda. As a curator of invertebrate zoology he travelled to Rwanda in search of leeches -- an animal that Lang and Chapin brought back amongst their original findings. Siddall's research focuses on various aspects of leeches including the compound allowing them to stop blood from clotting and their DNA. In total he collected five distinct species of leeches on this latest trip. Watch as Siddall traverses Rwanda's rugged landscape and interacts with the local population in search of the curious blood sucking creatures. Produced/Edited by James Sims for AMNH.org.
Chameleons in Madagascar w/ AMNH's Chris Raxworthy
With Madagascar containing nearly two-third's of the world's chameleon species, Christopher Raxworthy, Associate Curator of Herpetology at the American Museum of Natural History, recently embarked on an expedition to the island in search of these special lizards. His hope was to track down the lined-chameleon in order to further study speciation on Madagascar. Having recently returned from Madagascar, Raxworthy brought back video footage of his research trip to give everyone a glimpse into his studies and what life is like for scientists in the field, including camping in remote villages, searching for specimens in the jungle and traversing the varied island landscape. While Raxworthy's recent findings must remain in Madagascar until the end of this current collection season, once he has the chameleon specimens at the Museum his work to classify and study the DNA will begin. Produced/Edited by James Sims. For more information visit www.amnh.org
AMNH T-Rex Walk, Don't Run Theropod Biomechanics
This T. rex, one-seventh actual size, is moving at the rough equivalent of 11 to 16 kilometers (seven to ten miles) per hour. This is much slower than many previous estimates, and it's certainly less speedy than most Hollywood versions of the great Cretaceous carnivore. However, this pace is based on the weight of the animal—6000-plus kilograms (more than 13000 pounds)—and the stresses on bone, muscle and tendon that take place during movement. While no one knows exactly how huge tyrannosaurs held their legs, biomechanics experts think a creature the size of T. rex's weight might have gotten around on legs held in a relatively straight position. That way, the animal's greatest weight—its center of mass—would have been just above its knees. Big modern animals use this pose: elephants and rhinos walk with straighter legs than small, fast animals do. By studying living animals, including chickens and humans, researchers figured out how much leg muscle it takes for an animal to run fast. Then they applied their findings to extinct dinosaurs, varying factors such as posture and weight, which affect movement. Their results? A sprinting T. rex was a physical impossibility. While a small theropod could run fairly quickly, a six-ton tyrannosaur would have required about three tons of leg muscle to reach speeds of 70 kilometers (45 miles) per hour!
American Museum of Natural History Butterfly Exhibit
American Museum of Natural History Butterfly Exhibit
AMNH: Cosmic Discoveries iPhone App
The American Museum of Natural History proudly presents American Museum of Natural History: Cosmic Discoveries, the next in its series of innovative apps. Cosmic Discoveries takes you on a ride with the museum's astrophysicists through our Solar System, the Milky Way Galaxy, and beyond. Cosmic Discoveries is being launched as part of a year-long series of events to help commemorate the tenth anniversary of the opening of the museum's Rose Center for Earth and Space, a New York City icon and one of the world's most revered science and educational institutions. Produced/Edited by James Sims. For more information, visit www.amnh.org
American Museum of Natural History: Creation Myth
The AMNH produces some important exhibits like the one that presents the work and life of Charles Darwin. Some parts of the museum seem to be trapped in a colonialistic time by presenting dioramas of foreign people under glass. Why isn't there a diorama depicting a midwestern frat party? or a wet t-shirt contest?
AMNH Lights Up The Origami Holiday Tree
The Origami Holiday Tree has marked the start of the holiday season at the American Museum of Natural History for more than 30 years. Following this years theme of Origami, A to Z, the 13-foot tree is covered with paper letters and alphabetically-corresponding objects: an A and an Apatosaurus, a B and a butterfly, a C and a chimpanzee, an F and a frog, an M and a mastodon, an S and a sabertooth tiger, and a T and a Tyrannosaurus rex. Many of the models were chosen to showcase the rich diversity of mammals featured in the exhibition Extreme Mammals: The Biggest, Smallest, and Most Amazing Mammals of All Time. Museum President Ellen V. Futter was joined by youngsters from the Goddard Riverside Head Start Program and accompanied by the Josh Rutner Quintet. Produced/Edited by James Sims. For more information visit www.amnh.org
Journey to the Stars - AMNH - NASA (2010)
Journey to the Stars began as a planetarium show produced by the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) and supported by NASA's Heliophysics Division. It surveys the mind-boggling variety of stars that dot the cosmos; exploding stars, giant stars, dwarf stars, neutron stars, even our own star! A New York Times reviewer called it "easily the most beautiful planetarium show I have ever seen." Journey has been playing to packed houses at the Hayden Planetarium in New York since the summer of 2009 and, by popular demand, has now been copied to YouTube. The show is narrated by Academy Award-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg. "There it goes!" she calls out as a supernova explodes on the screen. "Talk about star power." Her otherworldly voice propels the audience through time and space on a journey you soon forget is merely virtual.
AMNH's 16th Annual Halloween Celebration
Celebrate Halloween at the American Museum of Natural History. The Museum's halls will be filled with trick-or-treating, live performances by David Grover and the Big Bear Band, arts and crafts, pumpkin carving and roaming characters including Curious George, Cat in the Hat, Toot and Puddle, Danny's Dinosaur and Clifford the Big Red Dog. Admission is $10 per person ($9 for Museum Members). Special Monster Meal packages (choice of dino nuggets or hamburger, fries, and a soda), which include admission, are available for $19 ($18 Members). Reserve your tickets today. Purchase online at amnh.org or call 212-769-5200 Tickets also available at the door. Music: Kevin McLeod
Sesame Street at the Science Program at AMNH in NYC
Sesame Street is visiting the Science Program at the Museum of Natural History in New York to learn about camouflage.
AMNH Stibnite (weird rock formation) in Stereo3D (YT3D)
Just a weird rock formation called stibnite I saw at the American Museum of Natural History. Filmed using dual VadoHD cameras. Edited using VirtualDub and processed with StereoMovie Maker. Learn more about stereo 3d at: MTBS3D.COM
AMNH's 15th Annual Halloween Celebration
Celebrate Halloween at the American Museum of Natural History. The Museum's halls will be filled with trick-or-treating, live performances by David Grover and the Big Bear Band, arts and crafts, pumpkin carving and roaming characters including Curious George, Cat in the Hat, Toot and Puddle, Danny's Dinosaur and Clifford the Big Red Dog. Admission is $10 per person ($9 for Museum Members). Special Monster Meal packages (choice of dino nuggets or hamburger, fries, and a soda), which include admission, are available for $19 ($18 Members). Reserve your tickets today. Purchase online or call 212-769-5200 Tickets also available at the door. Music: Kevin MacLeod
An extreme toast... to Extreme Mammals at AMNH
Inside the belly of the beast? Not quite. Exhibition staff and scientists at the American Museum of Natural History toast the completion of the new exhibition, Extreme Mammals: the Biggest, Smallest and Most Amazing Mammals of All Time from inside a re-creation of the extinct Indricotherium, the largest land mammal ever to walk Earth. If you think youve seen this pose before, well, its true. The toast recalls a New Years Eve dinner of 1853, hosted by renowned English paleontologist Richard Owen, inside a life-size model of an Iguanodon. The Iguanodon and models of other dinosaurs species known at the time were the work of sculptor Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, working from drawings by Owen, and destined for the new site of the Crystal Palace in Sydenham, UK. The celebrated dinner was reported in the Illustrated London News and Punch, among others.
AMNH Monkeys in Stereo 3D (YT3D)
Footage from the American Museum of Natural History of some monkeys. Shot using dual Creative Vado HD pocket camcorders, edited with VirtualDub and processed using StereoMovie Maker. Use the YouTube3D drop-down menu under the video to choose your 3D viewing type (I recommend cross-eye). Learn how to do this and much more at: MTBS3D.COM
SciCafe at the American Museum of Natural History
SciCafe brings together inquisitive minds for an informal evening emceed by experts on cutting-edge science topics. Come with friends or meet new people, talk science, and more — it's a happy hour Mr. Wizard would be proud of. Happening on the first Wednesday of every month, these 21-and-up SciCafes are presented by the American Museum of Natural History in the Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth. Produced/Edited by James Sims. For more information visit www.amnh.org
American Museum Of Natural History
Recently we spent the day at the Museum of Natural History in New York City. This video shows some of the sights we saw while there including Lizards and Snakes: Alive!, the Butterfly Conservatory and the Hall of Ocean Life.
AMNH Northwest Coast Indians in Stereo 3D (YT3D)
Footage from the American Museum of Natural History of the Northwest Coast Indians. Shot using dual Creative Vado HD pocket camcorders, edited with VirtualDub and processed using StereoMovie Maker. Use the YouTube3D drop-down menu under the video to choose your 3D viewing type (I recommend cross-eye). Learn how to do this and much more at: MTBS3D.COM
Creatures of Light: Inside the Exhibition Studio
Months before the opening of Creatures of Light on March 31, a team of preparators at the American Museum of Natural History began developing custom models of glowing organisms that light up the exhibition. Director of Exhibition Design Michael Meister and other members of the Exhibition Department share how they conduct visual research for these unique models, work with curators to make them scientifically accurate, and meet the various lighting challenges of creating an exhibition about bioluminescence. Creatures of Light (March 31, 2012 - January 6, 2013) introduces visitors to the astonishing variety of bioluminescent organisms and explores the various ways they glow, the functions of bioluminescence, and how scientists study this remarkable characteristic. The exhibition unfolds through a series of immersive environments, beginning in a forest of bioluminescent mushrooms and taking visitors through a meadow filled with fireflies, a bioluminescent bay in Puerto Rico, coral reefs, and the deep sea to highlight the ways in which different animals use bioluminescence to attract mates and prey, and to threaten predators. Along the way, see live flashlight fish and special equipment, including a scale model of a deep-sea submersible. To learn more about the exhibition, visit amnh.org Creatures of Light: Nature's Bioluminescence is organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, in collaboration with the Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada, and The ...
Inside the Collections: Ornithology
The American Museum of Natural History houses the largest collection of bird specimens in the world. As Collections Manager Paul Sweet describes in this video, these specimens serve a key role in scientific research and conservation. For more information, visit amnh.org Credits: Shot by James Sims Edited by Jill Bauerle
Science Bulletins: Whales Give Dolphins a Lift
Many species interact in the wild, most often as predator and prey. But recent encounters between humpback whales and bottlenose dolphins reveal a playful side to interspecies interaction. In two different locations in Hawaii, scientists watched as dolphins "rode" the heads of whales: the whales lifted the dolphins up and out of the water, and then the dolphins slid back down. The two species seemed to cooperate in the activity, and neither displayed signs of aggression or distress. Whales and dolphins in Hawaiian waters often interact, but playful social activity such as this is extremely rare between species. The latest Bio Bulletin from the Museum's Science Bulletins program presents the first recorded examples of this type of behavior. Visitors to AMNH may view the video in the Hall of Biodiversity until February 9, 2012. Science Bulletins is a production of the National Center for Science Literacy, Education, and Technology (NCSLET), part of the Department of Education at the American Museum of Natural History. Find out more about Science Bulletins at www.amnh.org Related Links: Two Unusual Interactions Between a Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and a Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hawaiian Waters bit.ly The Hawaii Association for Marine Education and Research, Inc. www.hamerhawaii.com National Marine Mammal Foundation nmmpfoundation.org
Return of the Reptiles at the American Museum of Natural History
The real monsters, dragons, and basilisks are back! More than 60 live lizards and snakes from five continents are now displayed in exquisitely prepared habitats. In addition to the live animals, the exhibit uses interactive stations, significant fossils, and an award-winning video to acquaint visitors with the world of the Squamata, the group that includes lizards and snakes. In Lizards & Snakes: Alive! visitors will see representatives of 26 species, including crowd favorites such as the Gila Monster, Eastern Water Dragon, Green Basilisk, Veiled Chameleon, Blue-tongued Skink, Rhinoceros Iguana, Eastern Green Mamba, and a fourteen-foot Burmese Python. The Water Monitor habitat is equipped with a web camera, enabling virtual visitors from around the globe to observe the daily behavior of one of the largest living species of lizard on earth. Join Darrel Frost, curator of Lizards & Snakes: Alive!, as he walks through the exhibit and describes some of the fascinating traits these creatures possess. The exhibit is now open and runs through September 6 at the American Museum of Natural History. Produced/Edited/Narrated by James Sims. For more information visit www.amnh.org
Live Music Jamiel performs in Ocean Life AMNH Christmas Party 2011 - Michael Jackson tribute
You Are Not Alone, Beat It, and Billie Jean - American Museum of Natural History Christmas Party 2011. MANY THANKS TO THE MUSEUM BAND! You guys ROCKED!!
Extreme Mammals @ AMNH.org Mamanista.com
Interview with William Harcourt-Smith about the Extreme Mammals Exhibit at the AMNH.
Inside View: World's Largest Dinosaurs
The World's Largest Dinosaurs (April 16, 2011-January 2, 2012), a new exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History, goes beyond traditional fossil shows to reveal how dinosaurs actually lived by taking visitors into the amazing anatomy of a uniquely super-sized group of dinosaurs: the long-necked and long-tailed sauropods, which ranged in size from 15 to 150 feet long. Drawing on the latest science that looks in part to existing organisms to understand these extinct giants, The World's Largest Dinosaurs will answer such intriguing questions as how an extremely large animal breathes, eats, moves, and survives by illuminating how size and scale are related to basic biological functions. Innovative interactive exhibits—including the exhibition centerpiece, a life-sized, fleshed-out model of a 60-foot- long, 11-foot-tall female Mamenchisaurus, known for its remarkable, 30-foot neck—will take visitors inside these giants' bodies, shedding light on how heart rate, respiration, metabolism, and reproduction are linked to size. An interactive excavation at the end of the exhibition will introduce visitors to how dinosaurs are discovered in the field through a replicated dig site. The World's Largest Dinosaurs is curated by Mark Norell, chair of the Division of Paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History, and guest co-curated by Martin Sander of the University of Bonn, Germany. The Exhibition is organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York (www ...
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One day with DINOSAURs at the Fossil Halls of American Museum of Natural History, NYC
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