Mammals

Exhibitions

closeup of two elephants from the side that appear to have their trunks and tusks entwined

July 14 - October 9, 2023 | NHM

Benjamin Mkapa African Wildlife Photography Awards

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Exhibition | NHM

African and North American Diorama Halls

Breathtakingly realistic scenes of wild animals in their habitats.

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Stories

Bat Specimens from the Mammalogy Collection laid back to back with their specimen tags visible

Digitized Mammals

How the new digitization project Ranges is unlocking the potential of NHM's Mammalogy Collection

Fabricating Wilderness

Explore a new book on the history of NHM’s habitat dioramas on sale this September

AR sloth and Sid the sloth from Ice Age movie

What kind of giant sloth is Sid from the Ice Age movies?

Our paleontologists get to the bottom of Sid the giant sloth’s species

Life recreations American Mammoth Colombian Mastodon

Mammoths vs Mastodons: A La Brea Tar Pits Trunk Show

Discover the differences between Columbian mammoths and American mastodons

The Lincoln Heights Whale skull being moved by staff on pallets outside the Museum

The Migration of the Lincoln Heights Whale

As modern whales make their annual journey across the ocean, discover one whale’s 10 million-year journey through time from Flat Top Hill to L.A. Underwater

Rectangular stone with Maya glyph depicting a man holding a cacao plant. Campeche, Mexico. AD 600-900.

A Virtual Chocolate-y Tour of the Collections

Explore the collections of the Natural History Museum through the lens of chocolate!

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NHMLAC Discovery Talk with Dr. Jorge Velez-Juarbe

Join Dr. Jorge Velez-Juarbe as he explores the migration of vertebrate fauna to the Caribbean Islands and the effects of climate change on his field work.

Puma skull from Project 23 at La Brea Tar Pits

Pebbles the Ice Age Puma

NHM Virtual Field Trip

Happy Hour with Dr. Regan Dunn

Night of Ideas 2020 - Animal Meet and Greet with Leslie Gordon

NHMLAC Discovery Talk with Leslie Gordon

Meet Leslie Gordon, our Manager of Vertebrate Living Collections, and watch her share what her team has been up to during the museum's temporary closure, including telemedicine and museum walkabouts.