Results for "Sloths"
A (Brief) History of Sloths at the Smithsonian
- Date: October 20, 2020
- Creator: Jessica Scott
- Description: …in which a member of the Archives staff turns her passion for sloths into a mission to research their history at the Smithsonian Institution.
Link Love: 5/3/2019
- Date: May 3, 2019
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.
Sneak Peek 8/12/2019
- Date: August 12, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Mount of ground sloth skeleton in the Division of Vertebrate Paleontology lab during preparation for exhibition at the United States National Museum in the Natural History Building, 1946, SIA Acc. 11-007, MNH-37289.
Where the Wild Things Are
- Date: July 26, 2018
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Take a look at the residents of the Smithsonian's National Zoo in 1973 with these newly digitized images.
Link Love: 1/3/2020
- Date: January 3, 2020
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.
The Substitute Mother
- Date: January 20, 2011
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
Sneak Peek 9/22/2014
- Date: September 22, 2014
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Sloth and baby sloth hang from tree branches in jungle studied by Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama, Image Number: 89-9060.
Sneak Peek 9/23/2013
- Date: September 23, 2013
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Preparation of giant sloth skeleton in the Vertebrate Preparation Lab for exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History.
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The Mischievous Megatherium Club: After Hours
- Date: December 14, 2017
- Description: The creation and design of the Smithsonian Institution Building, commonly known as the “Castle”, is no mystery; however, the stories of some of the early individuals involved in the formation of the Smithsonian’s collection are less commonly known. We need to ask who collected the specimens and produced research on the objects that visitors now see when they enter Smithsonian
Sneak Peek 10/13/2014
- Date: October 13, 2014
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Giant sloth skeleton in "The Hall of Quaternary Vertebrates" at the Museum of Natural History, May 22, 1970, Image Number: OPA-1635R1-08.
Link Love: 5/15/2020
- Date: May 15, 2020
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.
The World Is Yours: The Evolution of Life
- Date: July 21, 2020
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: Take a listen to clips from the episode of The World Is Yours titled “The Evolution of Life.”