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- Aeronautics
- Agriculture
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- Animals
- Anthropology & Archaeology
- Astronomy
B:
- Biodiversity
- Birds
- Botany
- Bugs
- Butterflies
C:
- Cars
- Chemistry
- Clocks & Watches
- Computers
- Conservation
(of environment)
- Conservation
(of items)
D-E:
- Diamonds
- Dinosaurs
- Ecology
- Electricity
- Engineering
F:
- Fishes
- Fossils
G-H:
- Gems
- Geology
- Global Climate Change
- Health & Medicine
- Horticulture
- Human Evolution
I-J:
- Industry
- Information Technology
- Insects
- Inventors & Innovation
K-M:
- Mammals
- Marine Animals
- Mathematics
- Medical Sciences
- Mineral Sciences
- Mollusks
O-P:
- Oceans
- Paleobiology
- Pandas
- Planets
- Printing Technology
Q-R:
- Railroads
S-Z:
- Ships
- Space History
- Telephones
- Transportation
- Volcanoes
- Zoology

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General
Mineral Sciences Department of the Natural History Musem

Museum of Natural History
The museum's collections and research range from the evolution of life in the sea through the rise and reign of reptiles to the modern age of mammals
National Zoo National Zoo
More than just a place to see wild animals but also a research, conservation, and education center for endangered species
All About Animals Library of facts and photos
Animal Cams Live WebCams from the National Zoo
Careers in Biology, Conservation, and Oceanography
   
General
Animal Slide Show Animal Slide Show
Facts and photos about the animals at the National Zoo
Encyclopedia of Life
A new effort to document the 1.8 million known species of insects, animals, plants and other forms of life on Earth and make this information available on the Web
Lewis and Clark as Naturalists Lewis and Clark as Naturalists
Follow the Lewis and Clark Trail and discover the flora and fauna as they described them two centuries ago
Birds

Artistic License
The history of Migratory Hunting stamps, popularly known as "duck stamps"
Bird of the Month
Browse through our essays on neotropical migratory birds
Neighborhood Nestwatch Neighborhood Nestwatch
Learn about bird biology and how different land uses affect breeding bird populations
Migratory Bird Conservation Fact Sheets
Informational series on issues critical to migratory bird conservation
Ornithologie by François Nicolas Martinet
Hand-colored illustrations of different species of birds, originally published in Paris in the later eighteenth century
Passenger Pigeon Passenger Pigeon
Information and reading list regarding this now-extinct
Suggested Reading on Birds
Bird resources
Swamp Sparrow
Learn about the secretive and little-known Coastal Plain Swamp Sparrow
The Feather Trade: An American Conservation Movement The Feather Trade: An American Conservation Movement
Concern about feathers for fashion adornment led to a campaign to preserve the nation's wildlife
The Illustrations of the Nests and Eggs of Birds of Ohio
History and images of Nelson Jones Family’s The Illustrations of the Nests and Eggs of Birds of Ohio
Habitats
Amazon GIS
Interactive resource for Amazon conservation
American Prairie
Complexity and fragility of North America's western grasslands
Arctic Wildlife Portfolio Arctic Wildlife Portfolio
Birds, mammals and sea mammals of the Arctic. Play Polar Pairs!
Conservation and Research Center Animal Collection
Get to know the animals living at Smithsonian’s Conservation Research Center
Endangered, Threatened,
and Recently Extinct Vertebrates
Get to know the animals living at Smithsonian’s Conservation Research Center
Nesting Sea Turtles and Costa Rica's Tropical Rainforest
Photographer Laurie Minor-Penland describes her trip to Costa Rica
North American Wildlife North American Wildlife
Crossword puzzle
National Zoo
Ocean Hall Ocean Hall
New exhibition from the National Museum of Natural History
Ocean Planet
Devoted to raising empathy for the Earth's oceans
Shade Grown Coffee Shade Grown Coffee
Many resources—from technical research to sources of "Bird Friendly®" Coffee
Sustainable Seafood Sustainable Seafood
The Smithsonian's sustainable seafood cookbook
Insects and Arachnids
BugInfo BugInfo
A-Z information sheets on insect groups and behavior

Beetles, Centipedes and Millipedes, Other Insects, Spiders and Scorpions
Images from the Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Butterflies + Plants Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution
This exhibition shows how butterflies have evolved, adapted, and diversified with their plant partners over millions of years
Verzeichniss meiner Insecten-Sammlung Butterflies and Moths
Depictions of butterflies and moths; includes both natural history illustrations as well as depictions of these insects in art and design
Verzeichniss meiner Insecten-Sammlung Verzeichniss meiner Insecten-Sammlung
By Jakob Sturm (1796). Scan of the original work on German insects
Mammals
Bat Facts Bat Facts
Information and reading list regarding bats
Beaver Valley Trivia Challenge Beaver Valley Trivia Challenge
Test your knowledge
Elephants
Suggested reading. See also Asian Elephants at the National Zoo
Famous Horses
Facts on historic American horses
Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals
Tells the fascinating story of how mammals evolved
Mammals Species of the World (MSW)
Names of currently recognized species of mammals, in a taxonomic hierarchy
North American Mammals
Searchable database of all living mammals of North America
Panda Mask Panda Mask
Make a Giant Panda Mask
Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals Panda Web
Find the latest news on Mei Xiang and Tian Tian
Giant Panda Challenge Giant Panda Challenge
Test your knowledge
Red Panda Species Survival Plan (SSP)
Resources on the management and conservation of red pandas
Simiarum et Vespertilionum Brasiliensium Species Novae
By Johann Baptist von Spix. Scan of original work on Brazilian bats and monkeys
Giant Panda Challenge Cats
Recommended reading
Tracking the Buffalo: Stories from a Buffalo Hide Painting Tracking the Buffalo: Stories from a Buffalo Hide Painting
This activity explores the role of the buffalo in the lives of the American Indians of the northern plains
Wolves
Reading listTigers, Reading Lis
Marine Animals
Aquaria and Goldfish Culture
Reading list
Division of Fishes
Natural History Museum research divisionAquaria and Goldfish Culture Reading List
Expedition to the Galápagos Expedition to the Galápagos
Follows marine biologists on a research expedition to the remote Galápagos Islands
Fish
List of references
Fish Collection - Online Search
Search the Smithsonian Division of Fishes database
Invasive Species Invasive Species
Information on marine creatures living outside their natural habitat
Living Fossils of the Deep
An expedition to the Bahamian seafloor
Shade Grown Coffee Mollusks
Reading lists
Prodromus in systema historicum testaceorum
By Joachim Johann Nepomuk Spalowsky (1795). Scan of the original work on seashells
Search for Giant Squid: An Expedition into the Last Frontier
Smithsonian scientists explore the deep reaches of the Southwestern Pacific
Shark Attack File
Information on the file
Shark Tooth Sharks
Selected references
Spencer Baird and Ichthyology at the Smithsonian 1850-1900
The Smithsonian's second Secretary established ichthyology as a vital part of the institution's scientific mission
The Albatross Philippine Expedition
Marine specimens collected by the United States Bureau of Fisheries in the Philippine Islands from 1907 to 1910
The Loch Ness Monster
Information resources
The Indian River Lagoon Species Inventory
3,000 species of animals and plants
Museums
National Zoo
3,600 animals from 475 species in a 163-acre biological park
Natural History Museum
Dedicated to the natural and cultural history of the world
Research
Amphibians & Reptiles
Devoted to herpetology
Birds
Houses and maintains the third largest bird collection in the world
Carrie-Bow Marine Field Station
Studies coral reefs and mangroves of coastal Belize
Conservation and Research Center (CRC)
Advancing conservation of biological diversity
Entomology
Devoted to the study of insects
Environmental Research Center (SERC)
Increases knowledge of the biological and physical processes that sustain life on earth
Fishes
Studies the broad spectrum of fishes
Golden Lion Tamarin Conservation Program
Information on golden lion tamarins as well as on the Conservation Program
Invertebrate Zoology
Conducts original research on all 30 major invertebrate animal groups
Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Natural History Rare Book Library
Rare books on anthropology and the natural sciences
Mammals
Houses one of the most important collections of mammals in the world
Marine Invasions Center
Comparative study on invasion processes
Marine Station at Fort Pierce
Research and education in marine biodiversity, specializing in Florida's environment
Migratory Bird Center
Studies and protects the grand phenomenon of bird migration
Monitoring and Assessment of Biodiversity (MAB) Program
Promotes the conservation of biodiversity
Paleobiology Department
Investigates fossils as once living organisms
Smithsonian Ornithology
Smithsonian ornithologists carry out important work on the basic biology and conservation of birds all over the world
Tropical Research Institute (STRI)
Leading center for basic research on the ecology, behavior and evolution of tropical organisms
Vertebrate Zoology
Studies animals with backbones
Publications
Zoogoer Magazine
Explores the natural world in all its diversity
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