Stalwart symbols of mountain wilderness, a “bachelor band” of bighorn sheep stands before Mount Athabasca in the Canadian Rockies.
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The Museum’s fossil collections, including specimens that carry traces of organic materials, are letting researchers peer back in time like never before.
more familiar animals, like mammoths, musk oxen, bison
Each of the 43 dioramas in this stunningly restored gallery offers a snapshot of North America’s rich environmental heritage.
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Find out what makes three Ornithischian dinosaurs stand out from the pack, from Stegosaurus’ plated armor to duck-billed dinosaurs’ crests.
thought the fossil was from an ancestor of the American bison
Necks are good for a lot of things: One of them is getting your head into places your whole body can’t go. Sauropods had longer necks than any other animal that ever lived; some stretched almost ni…
For bison, the head-down, grazing position is easiest
From boyhood, Theodore Roosevelt showed restless energy, penetrating intellect, and boundless curiosity.
Later, Roosevelt protects bison there.
Two scientists assess the family tree of Native American languages – using artifacts from the Museum’s collection as guideposts.
London—and spoken by nomadic groups tracking herds of bison
Ross MacPhee, a curator in the Museum’s Department of Mammalogy, served as the supervising curator for the stunningly restored Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals. Learn more about h…
dioramas, from cottontail rabbits to wolves to American bison
Groundhogs, also known as woodchucks, spend much of their lives underground.
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Black-footed ferrets are North America’s rarest mammals.
Alaskan Moose American Badger American Bison
