Who needs a blue check when you have a BLUE WHALE?
American Museum of Natural History
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American Museum of Natural History
@AMNH
The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world's preeminent scientific and cultural institutions. This is not a monitored account.
- With mutual respect for the work & goals of our individual organizations, we jointly agreed that the Museum is not the optimal location for the Brazilian-Am. Chamber of Commerce gala dinner. This traditional event will go forward at another location on the original date & time.
- Next time you eat guacamole, thank a giant ground sloth: the Lestodon! These 15-ft animals ate avocado whole, traveled, and then pooped, depositing the pits in new places. Most mammals couldn't handle large seeds, so it was up to megafauna to disperse (and fertilize!) avocados.
- Replying to @AMNHCom respeito mútuo pelo trabalho e pelos objetivos de nossas organizações individuais, concordamos em conjunto que o Museu não é o local ideal para o jantar de gala da Câmara de Comércio Brasil-EUA. Este evento tradicional terá lugar em outro local na data e hora originais.
- The external, private event at which the current President of Brazil is to be honored was booked at the Museum before the honoree was secured. We are deeply concerned, and we are exploring our options.
- A wombat’s main defense is a tough backside: its rump is mostly cartilage, resistant to bites. A group of #wombats is called a wisdom.
GIF - Happy World Whale Day! To mark the occasion, we’re sharing the life-size blue whale model from the Hall of Ocean Life. The blue whale is the biggest animal ever known to have existed. Do you remember the first time you stood under the blue whale?🐋
- The blunthead slug snake isn't like other snakes. This nocturnal reptile, which primarily feeds on slugs and snails, eats using a technique called mandibular sawing. To slice off the indigestible parts of prey, this species slides its jaws back and forth like a saw!
- The Forest Owlet was thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered in 1997—113 years after the last recorded sighting! It has a distinct rectangular head with bright yellow eyes and strong talons for catching large prey. It inhabits patches of forests across central India.
- (Confirming that birds are real—and they are dinosaurs.)
- Have you ever heard of a snake with horns? Well, meet the horned viper. Its “horns” are actually elongated scales. This venomous snake lives in parts of northern Africa, where it’s commonly found between Egypt and Morocco.
- 🐋 We've received many questions about the blue whale's bandage: It's real. It was installed yesterday by Trenton from the Exhibition department! It's 6 feet long & 2 feet wide. Come see it for yourself! Register for a vaccine today: vaccinefinder.nyc.gov #NYCVaccineForAll
00:00 - Happy birthday to @maejemison, born #OTD in 1956! In 1992, Dr. Jemison became the first woman of color to fly in space, as the science mission specialist on an eight-day joint U.S.-Japan mission aboard the space shuttle Endeavor.🚀 [📸: NASA]
