amnhnyc:

🦴We’ve got one big bird for you this #FossilFriday! Meet Gastornis gigantea.

🦤It stood more than 6 feet (1.8 meters) tall and weighed more than 330 pounds (150 kilograms). This animal lived in the Eocene, roughly 55 million years ago. All birds alive today—even ostriches, emus, and other hefty running birds—evolved from smaller, flying birds. The same goes for Gastornis gigantea, even if it’s hard to picture such a large animal developing from such minuscule origins. See it up close in the Museum’s Hall of Saurischian Dinosaurs!

Photo: E. Louis/ © AMNH

#NaturalHistory #amnh #birds #dinosaurs #paleontology #ornithology #dyk #museums (at American Museum of Natural History)
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amnhnyc:

🐆For a jaguar, October likely doesn’t involve crisp fall air or red-orange foliage—just take a look at our #ExhibitOfTheDay!

🌄This scene depicts a jaguar poised on the eastern rim of a canyon at sunset on an October day in Sonora, Mexico. It’s stalking a livestock corral in the shrubland below. The jaguar is the largest cat in the Americas! Its muscular, compact frame is built for strength and stealth rather than extended pursuit. Its jaws can crush the skulls of small mammals and can even pierce turtle shells. See this diorama up close in the Hall of North American Mammals. The Museum is open from 10 am–5:30 pm, so plan your weekend trip!

Photo: R. Mickens/ © AMNH

#museums #nature #AnimalFacts #NaturalHistory #jaguar #dyk #diorama #nyc #uws #Sonora #Mexico (at American Museum of Natural History)
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amnhnyc:

🗺️Our advice? Don’t take direction from a false map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica).

🐢This critter’s name refers to the (non-navigational) pattern on its carapace. It can be spotted in rivers, lakes, or ponds in Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana. The turtle enjoys spending its time basking in the Sun and munching on insects, fish, or aquatic vegetation.

Photo: Peter Paplanus, CC BY 2.0, flickr

#AnimalFacts #turtles #nature #dyk #FalseMapTurtle
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Trick ‘r Treat (2007) dir. Michael Dougherty

“My, my… what big eyes you have.”