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Ask a Scientist – How Are Birds Like Dinosaurs?

How are birds like dinosaurs? Assistant Curator of Birds, Chase Mendenhall, and Urban Bird Conservation Coordinator, Jonathan Rice, introduce the bird collection in the latest Ask a Scientist. Learn how the Section of Birds works with paleontologists to understand dinosaur behavior.

Ask a Scientist is a video series where we ask our research staff questions about the millions of amazing objects and specimens stored in our museum collection. Tune in on YouTube, and submit your own questions via Twitter @CarnegieMNH!

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What is a caterpillar database?

What is a caterpillar database? Curatorial Assistant in Invertebrate Zoology Catherine Giles introduces the larval collection and how it is organized. Learn how the section of Invertebrate Zoology collects and pickles specimens, then how they are stored and matched to a digital database of images and written notes.

Ask a Scientist is a video series where we ask our research staff questions about the millions of amazing objects and specimens stored in our museum collection. Tune in on YouTube, and submit your own questions via Twitter @CarnegieMNH!

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Are slugs and snails the same thing?

Are slugs and snails the same thing? Head of Mollusks Dr. Timothy Pearce takes us behind the scenes in the mollusks collection to see the differences between snails and slugs. Plus, find out all about semislugs – a very special type of mollusk.

Ask a Scientist is a video series where we ask our research staff questions about the millions of amazing objects and specimens stored in our museum collection. Tune in on YouTube, and submit your own questions via Twitter @CarnegieMNH!

 

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Ask A Scientist – What Kind of Dinosaur is a Megaraptorid?

Are megaraptors really raptors? Assistant Curator and Head of Vertebrate Paleontology Dr. Matt Lamanna discusses what paleontologists know about the dinosaur family Megaraptoridae in our latest Ask a Scientist! See a life-sized replica of a megaraptorid thumb claw from Patagonia up close and find out how a claw like that led researchers to give megaraptorids their name.

 Ask a Scientist is a video series where we ask our research staff questions about the millions of amazing objects and specimens stored in our museum collection. Tune in on YouTube, and submit your own questions via Twitter @CarnegieMNH!

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Ask a Scientist: What is the fastest snail?

Assistant Curator and Malacologist Dr. Timothy Pearce weighs in on which snail or slug is the fastest of them all. The answer may surprise you!

 

Ask a Scientist is a new short video series where we ask our research staff questions about the millions of amazing objects and specimens stored in our collection. Tune in on YouTube, and submit your own questions via Twitter @CarnegieMNH.

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Ask a Scientist: Can you tell us the story of Harvey the big rabbit?

Our museum has a huge rabbit stored in the Section of Mammals. Collections Manager Suzanne McClaren compares it to other local rabbits and tells the story of how it came into our collection.

Ask a Scientist is a new short video series where we ask our research staff questions about the millions of amazing objects and specimens stored in our collection. Tune in on YouTube, and submit your own questions via Twitter @CarnegieMNH.