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Sensational snakes: 100+ facts you need to know!
Did you know that there are more than 4,000 species of snakes on our planet, and that they live almost everywhere? These slithering reptiles have been around for some 100 million years. But what else do we know about them? Museum experts...
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A closer look at fluid fish sex
Dive into the surprising science behind seahorses, clownfish, chalk bass and fluid fish sex with Matt Winterbotham and Museum scientist Joe Rees and find out what we can learn about it from our collections. Not seen the original video...
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Why do male seahorses give birth?
Did you know that a male seahorse takes care of the female's eggs? Using a brood pouch on the front of their body, these dads-to-be take care of their young until they are ready to be released into the ocean. Seahorses have lots of...
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Gregor Sailer: The Polar Silk Road
Temperatures in the Arctic are rising at three times the global average. Soon, the once permanent sea ice will have retreated enough to open up a shorter sea route though the Arctic, exposing the area to increased travel, research and...
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Venomous snakes in the city
Where do snakes live in the UK? And are they venomous? You might be surprised to learn that there are some urban adders living in the heart of London. We joined Museum scientist Jeff Streicher to look for snakes in the city....
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Mysterious molluscs: from tiny snails to Darwin’s favourite octopus | Hidden Treasures | S2E3
Help us explore the wonderful world of molluscs! In this episode, our host Conor is joined by Jon Ablett, Senior Curator in Charge of Molluscs, as we search through the collection for slugs, squids, snails and so much more! What’s the...
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Turtles, cloacas and breathing through skin
What is a cloaca? Can sea turtles breathe through their bums? What are our evolutionary biologists up to? We chatted to Ashwini Mohan to find out even more about turtles. Check out our original Surprising Science video about the...
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How do turtles breathe underwater? | Natural History Museum
Cloacal respiration is one of the reasons turtles can spend such long periods of time underwater, but what is it and how does it work? We asked Museum scientist Ashwini Mohan. ---------------- The Natural History Museum in London is home...
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Fossils in rocks: how do we get them ready for display? | Hidden Treasures | S2E2
How do we get dinosaur bones and other fossilised specimens out of the rocks they're found in? In this episode, our host Conor visited Kieran Miles in the Conservation Centre to find out what a fossil preparator does. From giant hammers...
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Unboxing your UK nature finds! What is the Angela Marmont Centre? | Hidden Treasures | S2E5
What happens if you send an animal specimen or fossil to the Museum for identification? Join us live on 23 May 2023 at 12:30 BST to find out! In this episode we'll be joined by Identification and advisory officer @FlorinFeneru and...
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Want to touch our specimens? #shorts #nature #handsonlearning
What happens if you send an animal specimen or fossil to the Museum for identification? Join us live on 18 April 2023 at 12:30 BST to find out! In this episode we'll be joined by Identification and advisory officer @FlorinFeneru and...
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A closer look at aye-ayes
Have you watched our video about nose-picking aye-ayes? https://youtu.be/dhp5M3kAkGM Join James Ashworth and Museum scientist Nicole Barber to find out more about them and what we can learn from our collections. ---------------- The...
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Cleaning and preserving old books from the Library | ASMR
Join Conservator Eloïse Lovejoy for a little ASMR at the Museum. Put your headphones on and listen as Eloïse gently cares for a copy of Treatise on Zoology, published in Paris in 1884, which is held in the Library and Archives...
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Why do aye-ayes pick and eat their snot?
You may know that aye-ayes have a very long and thin finger. They mostly use it to find and extract grubs from inside trees. But did you know that an aye-aye will also use it to pick their nose? Find out more about the discovery of this...
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Sharks appear in the fossil record before trees even existed! #shorts #sharks #megalodon
Why do we have so many fossil shark teeth but no shark bones? Join us live on 9 May 2023 at 12.30 BST to find out! Hit the notification so you don't miss it: https://youtube.com/live/VF0os2OPrrY
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Urban Nature Project Spring 2023 update
Something big is coming to the Museum's gardens. Spring 2023 saw us carefully lay down the foundations of the Urban Nature Project garden galleries. The Museum's five-acre site in South Kensington is being transformed into a welcoming,...
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Mysterious molluscs: from tiny snails to Darwin’s favourite octopus | Hidden Treasures | S2E3 P2
Help us explore the wonderful world of molluscs! In this episode, our host Conor is joined by Jon Ablett, Senior Curator in Charge of Molluscs, as we search through the collection for slugs, squids, snails and so much more! What’s the...
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From tiny snails to Darwin’s favourite octopus #shorts #snail
Help us explore the wonderful world of molluscs! We'll be live on Tuesday 2 May 2023 at 12:30 BST. Hit the notification bell so you don't miss it: https://youtube.com/live/YNNk1wpRSFc
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Do butterflies taste with their feet?
How does a butterfly know what its food tastes like? Butterflies can have really long tongues but their ‘taste buds’ are mostly somewhere else entirely. Butterfly and moth expert Dr David Lees explores what we know about butterflies’...
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Perfectly preserved Jurassic fossils revealed #shorts #fossil
How do we get dinosaur bones and other fossilised specimens out of the rocks they're found in? Join us live on 25 April 2023 at 12.30 BST to find out. Hit the notification bell so you don't miss out: https://youtube.com/live/NgHkElPClxs
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How Museum curators organise the insect collection | ASMR
How do we keep millions of insect specimens organised? Join volunteer Eve Bond for a little ASMR at the Museum. Put your headphones on and listen as Eve carefully prepares several new additions to the fly collection. Biodiversity is the...
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Cleaning a fossilised Diprotodon mandible | ASMR
How do you brush the teeth of a giant marsupial that lived up to 1.7 million years ago? Join Senior Conservator Efstratia Verveniotou for a little ASMR at the Museum. Put your headphones on and listen as Efstratia carefully cleans the...
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A closer look at sea dragons, solar-powered sea slugs and nudibranchs with dangerous colours
Dive into the surprising science behind sea bunnies and other nudibranchs with Alison Shean and Museum scientist Suzanne Williams as we find out what we can learn about them from our collections. Not seen the original video yet? Watch it...
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How many snakes?! #shorts #snake
Hidden Treasures is back! Join us as we kick-off season two with a dive into the wonderful world of snakes! We'll be live on 11 April 2023 at 12:30 BST: https://youtube.com/live/p9QBeAmYNrg In this episode, our host Conor will be joined...