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Spot the 🐧🐧🐧? 📷 by Andrew Peacock, Ross Sea, Antarctica. The 2017 @ausgeo Nature Photographer of the Year on now at the AM. @SAMuseum

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This #Thylacine specimen in the collection stores of the Australian Museum has kept its vibrant fur thanks to minimal exposure to light or touch. As our Manager, Programs @mattriviera put it, "Pulling the drawer open is an awe-inspiring, solemn and shameful experience." #wildoz

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Go BTS as our newest shark friends here at the AM are brought to life! From a 250kg great white shark to an 8m long whale shark, this is model making at a whole new level 😱 See these amazing creations in our Sharks exhibition from Sat 24th Sep:

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Robert Irwin captured this shot of a dotterel in Queensland. This photo is in the 2021 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year exhibition, a South Australian Museum exhibition, now at the AM: @SAMuseum #SAMuseum @ausgeo #ausgeo @RobertIrwin

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'Lyuba' the real, 42,000-year-old baby woolly #mammoth has arrived at the AM – all the way from Russia! It's her first ever trip to the southern hemisphere. → #Mammoths #australianmuseum

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Orange-Bellied Parrot by Mathew Jones, Finalist in @ausgeo Nature Photographer of the Year, opens 11 Aug! @SAMuseum

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In 1925, illustrator and artist Ethel King was photographed, palette in hand, face to face with a Queensland Groper. She was one of the first female artists to work here at the Museum, and she went on to help shape a new visual identity for us. #womenMW #MuseumWeek .

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Can you solve this #Halloween mystery? 🎃👻 Sound on!

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Over a period 50-35 million years ago, whales evolved from land-dwelling quadrupeds to the aquatic mammals we know today. Learn more about their evolution at Whales | Tohorā:

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Sir David Attenborough becomes a Lifetime Patron of the Australian Museum. #DavidAttenboroughAU #Attenborough

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🐌 After more than a year of being rodent-free at Lord Howe Island, two of the critically endangered land snails on the island are showing strong signs of recovery – and a closely related mystery species has also reappeared! Find out more here 👉 #science

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A 17th-Century painting reveals the rapid change in watermelons through selective breeding: http://t.co/9OYdlyrGvf http://t.co/pPtMGWEwMj

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Rare white #echidna spotted in Freycinet National Park, Tasmania. 😍 Video: PuddleHub

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So much detail… X-ray of a #stingray (detail). Image: James King © Australian Museum. http://t.co/m1phxYHqjB

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'Guthega Wombat' by Charles Davis, Finalist in the 2017 @ausgeo Nature Photographer of the Year, coming to the AM from 11 August! @SAMuseum

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While the Museum remains closed, you can now virtually visit Unsettled – one of the most significant exhibitions in the AM's history. Take the tour now: #unsettled

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This microscopic view of a spider embryo is kind of adorable. #spider #spiders #SciArt

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Adorable alert. 🦀 The female red crabs of #ChristmasIsland are currently #spawning ! Larvae will develop in the ocean for about a month before emerging from the water as tiny #crabs . Photo by Chris Bray.

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An opalised theropod dinosaur tooth discovered in Lightning Ridge, NSW. Such brilliant colours! #RainbowMW #MuseumWeek 📷: Carl Bento

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Before our city was called Sydney, it was known as Gadi. This month our Indigenous staff are inviting you to learn some #Gadigal language as part of #Weave . 📷: Justine Kerrigan © Stella Stories

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It never gets any less special or sobering seeing our thylacine specimens.

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In honour of #CeciltheLion , a pride of lions basking in the sun, wild and free. Image by Michael Nichols. http://t.co/hIQuCBelCQ

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This Tasmanian Devil seemed to be enjoying the #Tassie cold snap today! Credit: @devilsatcradle #snow #tasmaniandevil

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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a…flying fish 🤔 This incredible picture was captured by @FishGuyKai onboard the #RVInvestigator alongside researchers from @museumsvictoria Research Institute, @wamuseum & @CSIRO . Read more: #InvestigatingtheIOT

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Congrats to our very own Dr @jodirowley who has been awarded the 2023 AMRI Medal 🏅🐸 @FrogIDAus @AustmusResearch #EurekaPrizes

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In the mid 19th century Harriet and Helena Scott entered the masculine world of science and became possibly the first professional female illustrators in the country. Their illustrations are still being used by scientists today. #MuseumWeek #WomenInCulture

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An ant (top) and the ant-mimic spider (Zillimata scintillans) who imitates and eats it. Photos by @SVMahony . @BushBlitz2

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Aussie Jade Hameister has just completed the polar hat-trick by reaching the South Pole, joining a long tradition of Aussie explorers. Congratulations @JadeHameister !

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Caterpillar or nine extra cozy European Bee-eaters? Amazing (and confusing!) image shot by José Luis Rodríguez. --->

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Hands up if you love frogs! ✋️ #Citizenscience project #FrogID launches 10 Nov, stay updated –> 🐸 Photo @jodirowley

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Floating bird alert! When a camera’s frame rate perfectly matches a bird’s flapping wings. #opticalillusion

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"After weeks, I finally captured a rainbow bee-eater as it caught a bee fly!" – Mary Hartney

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#Octopus painted with 95 million year old ink found preserved in the cephalopod’s ink sac. --> #sciart #illustration

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Beautiful hey?! 😍 These colourful guys are called Fairy Wrasses. With their exuberant colours, fiery personalities and captivating courtship displays they are one of the most loved coral reef fishes. Find out more: 📸: Yi-Kai Tea, @FishGuyKai

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Australian Museum's former Director of @AustmusResearch , Dr Rebecca Johnson has received a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for her significant service to wildlife forensic science, and to young women scientists. The AM congratulates @DrRebeccaJ on this well-deserved award.

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From one Museum to another, we present: The Japanese Museum of Rocks That Look Like Faces:

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#FrogID is here! It’s a scientific rescue mission and everyone can get involved. By recording #frog calls with our new FrogID app, you can help save one of the most threatened groups of animals on Earth: @IBMAustralia

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We're elated to appoint Australian scientist and climate expert Tim Flannery to a new climate change role

'He's coming home': Tim Flannery returns to Australian Museum

The scientist and climate expert will have a public platform to speak about climate issues in the lead up to the state and federal elections.

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This significant book was written by Ngarrindjeri scientist, writer and inventor David Unaipon, and is considered the earliest published piece of writing by an Aboriginal author. Find out more via @SaywhatNathan :

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Grey-headed Flying Fox by Elizabeth Howell – Winner, Threatened Species in the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year 2017. Exhibition on now at the AM. 🦇 #wildoz #flyingfox

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This infographic showing the beauty and complexity of the NSW rocky ocean shore was one of the images submitted by Lucia Garces, winner of our Natural History Illustration Scholarship. #nature #illustrations #Beach

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@TheMERL @britishmuseum Sorry we're late, we had a bone to pick with this Chestnut-breasted Shelduck. The little ducker wasn't easy to articulate like this.

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Peekaboo! 📷 by Robert McLean, Finalist in the @ausgeo Nature Photographer of the Year, opening 11 August! @SAMuseum

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The new $50 note to be circulated from next week looks better than ever, with Australia's first published Aboriginal author and inventor, David Unaipon (pictured), and the first female member of an Australian parliament, Edith Cowan, still featured on either side. Picture: AAP

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When @jodirowley found an injured Powerful Owl on the AM steps, she called on our friends @RBGSydney & @tarongazoo . #rescue #owl #wildoz

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We are blown away by all of the love that is being shown for #ProgressShark 🦈🌈 We can confirm it will be installed before the end of next week 🙌 You can check out our full WorldPride program here: 📸: Artistic impression of the installation

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Hands up if you've been recording #frog calls with our #FrogID app?! ✋️ In just over 3 weeks, we've had 6000 recordings submitted. Amazing! Keep 'em coming – join Australia's first national frog count here--> 🐸 Photo @jodirowley @FrogIDAus

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Save the date: FrogID Week runs 6-15 November this year! This annual event provides an ‘audio snapshot’ of frogs calling across Australia. To get involved, simply record frogs each day or night during FrogID Week on the @FrogIDAus app. Every call counts! Download the app now! 🐸

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While John Gould might have received fame for his 1848 book The Birds of Australia, not everyone knows that many of the life-like illustrations in his works were actually the work of his wife, Elizabeth Gould. Learn more: #IDWGIS #WomenInScience

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We've discovered at least three new tree kangaroo species in a landmark new genetic study:

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Our dinosaur gallery is now fully restored and reopened! Thanks for your patience and understanding over the last few months.

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This wonderful looking creature is a Common Sawshark. 🦈 Not only does their snout look impressive, it also doubles up as a weapon! You can find out more about the weird and wonderful world of sharks in our Sharks exhibition at the AM:

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'Turtle Back Ride' by Michael B. Hardie — a Finalist in @smithsonian 14th Annual Photo Contest: #naturephotography

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Magical shot of two Sugar Gliders (Petaurus breviceps) in Cooma, NSW by Charles Davis. The @ausgeo Nature Photographer of the Year is on now at the AM. → #NaturePhotography #wildoz

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The time to act on #ClimateChange is now. Six of Australia’s natural history museums, including @austmus have joined together in a call for national action on climate change 👉 @museumsvictoria @SAMuseum @wamuseum @qldmuseum @MAG_NT

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A HUGE congratulations to all of our 2023 AM @eurekaprizes winners 👏 This year's winners include everything from ground-breaking medical imaging to innovative research in the world of environmental conservation 🌿 See the full list of winners here:

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You could be mistaken for thinking this pink, fleshy bundle of joy is straight out of Star Wars, but in fact, it’s a Turtle Frog! 🐸 Angela Febey from WA managed to record this guy’s call using our free #FrogID app 🐢 Join the fun → @FrogIDAus @jodirowley

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She's done this before. A few of Sydney's #frog calls as demonstrated by Australian Museum Herpetologist @jodirowley 🐸 🎶 What frogs are calling in your area? Download the #FrogID app and get counting. → @FrogIDAus

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Today we’ve opened the 2022 @ausgeo Nature Photographer of the Year, a @SAMuseum exhibition at the AM! 📸 Come and explore this mesmerising exhibition featuring over 100 images from some of the world’s best wildlife photographers. Find out more:

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AM's DigiVol team spotlights the beautiful nudibranch slides of Dr Bill Rudman: #malacology #biodiversity

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How we feel about #FrogIDWeek being over…😢 With the help of citizen scientists across Australia, FrogID Week 2022 collected over 17,000 frog calls 😱 A huge THANK YOU to everyone who took part 🐸 📸: Jodi Rowley

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When Nicki and her dog go on their morning walks, they check in on a threatened frog called Sloane’s Froglet. Learn more about the champions who are recording frog calls to conserve rare species: [PDF] @FrogIDAus

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A newly discovered fossil found in Tasmania has been named after Tom Baker, the Fourth Doctor Who. Dr @PatrickMarkSmi1 from the Australian Museum and Dr Malte Ebach from @UNSW named the trilobite Gravicalymene bakeri. Both scientists are Doctor Who fans 👉

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The Australian Museum is reopening to the public on Saturday 28 November 2020! We’re incredibly excited to reopen and welcome you to the newly revamped AM with free general admission. Find out more here 👉

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Happy Birthday to Sir David Attenborough today! 🥳 Sir David was made a Lifetime Patron of the Australian Museum in 2017, to recognise his lifetime of work in the field of natural science & conservation. We wish him the happiest of birthdays 🎉 📸 : James Morgan

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Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger) skeleton, found in the Jenolan Caves, NSW around 1890. Possibly tens of thousands of years old. #archaeology

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Native to QLD, this is the Mary River Turtle. Sadly it is recognised as one of the most threatened species of freshwater turtle in eastern Australia. It has the ability to breathe underwater through its cloaca - a multi-purpose orifice 👉 📷Chris Van Wyk

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Scientists using @FrogIDAus have found that 70% of Australian frogs are vulnerable to human impacts on the environment and continue to study what we can do to help protect biodiversity 🐸

Frog ‘love songs’ reveal a sad tale of amphibian decline

Who cares about the fate of Australia’s 243 known frog species? It turns out that many thousands of us do.

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As fires continue to ravage, the @Austmus team & our @AustmusResearch scientists are dedicated to conserving our biodiversity & are committed to continuing our research and providing advice to Government once it's safe to re-enter impacted areas #koalagenome 📷 @mattabbottphoto

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We're honoured to be hosting "King Tut" for the final time before being housed permanently in the new Grand Egyptian Museum!

Sydney to host largest Tutankhamun exhibition to ever leave Egypt

For the final time ever, 150 objects from King Tutankhamen's tomb- including 60 that have never left Egypt- will be be on display at the Australian Museum.

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Today is #DarwinDay , Charles Darwin's 210th birthday. In the 1870s, our Museum Director, Gerard Krefft, exchanged a series of letters discussing evolution. Back then, few others accepted this thinking. Today, however, we're incredibly thankful for Darwin's pioneering work.

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The adorable bilby is often coined as Australia’s Easter Bunny at this time of year 🐰🥚 While the bilby has long ears & burrows, that’s pretty much where the similarities end. You can find out more about the Greater Bilby here: 📸: Howard Hughes

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Sydney is turning it on today and these Rainbow Lorikeets are NOT complaining. ☀️🌈 @RBGSydney #sydney #sunshine #lorikeet #birdwatching

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Hi @NHM_London 's new star specimen, Hope the #BlueWhale ! She joins our own sperm whale as the latest member of the global #MuseumWhales pod!

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Mesmerising #timelapse footage of #fungi blooming at night, captured by Steve Axford: #wildplanet #nature

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A mother and baby #wombat making tracks through the snowy Kosciuszko mountainside 😍 📷: @CDavisNature

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We’re extending the Unsettled exhibition through to January 2022! We can't wait for you to join us and experience this groundbreaking First Nations-led and informed exhibition: 📸 Abram Powell

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Mind-blowing intricate cut paper artworks (from a single sheet!) by Pippa Dyrlaga --> #Sciart #snake #PaperCut

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"The orange-bellied parrot is a critically endangered Australian parrot. It is an obligate migratory parrot – one of only two in the world. There are fewer than 30 in the wild, and only a few hundred in captivity." – Caitlin Morrison ( @AustmusResearch ) #ThreatenedSpeciesDay

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Kea are the only true alpine parrots in the world. New Zealand in pictures: via @guardian

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BREAKING: The winner of the @ausgeo Nature Photographer of the Year comp is Matthew McIntosh's ‘Piercing headache’.

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We’re thrilled that our Unsettled exhibition has been announced as the overall National Winner of the 2022 Museums & Galleries National Awards (MAGNAs) 🙌🏆 Congratulations to all of the nominees & winners at this year’s @AMaGAnational Conference 👏 #AMaGA2022

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The Australian Museum is now climate active, otherwise known as carbon neutral. The AM is the first natural history museum to be Climate Active Carbon Neutral Certified. Watch the video to find out how we achieved this 💚 #carbonneutral #climateactive #sustainability

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What a night. Congratulations to our #Eureka17 winners!! Check out the full list here. --> #scicomm #innovation

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Collected in 1913, it wasn’t until 2019 that scientists could claim that this species of Perchlet was unlike any other they had seen before. New species are not always discovered from newly collected specimens, but can be unearthed in Museum collections

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Jumping for joy! 🐬🌊 A Bottlenose #Dolphin jumps high above the water after riding the bow wave of a boat moments before. This incredible shot by Beau Pilgrim was taken near Balls Pyramid, #LordHoweIsland . The @ausgeo Nature Photographer of the Year is on now at the AM. 🐸🐧🦇🐢

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Did you know that frog calls aren't just mating calls for female frogs? Yep, there are some calls that include a 'battle cry' in the final verse of their call to warn other male frogs to keep their distance! 🐸 ⚔️ Learn more:

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Fantastic work @tarongazoo ! Five new rare & tiny feathertail glider joeys: #mammalwatching

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Scientific illustration has allowed women to shatter glass ceilings in the world of science. Ethel King was one such illustrator, who worked at the AM during the 1920s and 1930s. Learn more about Ethel and her contribution to science on the AM blog:

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When you’re under renovation, but still need to look your best 🦖 #australianmuseum #dinosaurs #jobaria #palaeontology #projectdiscover #renovations #restoration

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'Crown shyness', where some tree species avoid touching each other, makes for some great patterns. #sciart

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Aboriginal rock engraving of #echidna in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park represents rich #Indigenous heritage:

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[GUIDED TOURS] Add to your Unsettled experience through a tour with our knowledgeable First Nations guides, as they illuminate the meaning of key exhibition objects and offer a deeper understanding of the exhibition themes. BOOK NOW #unsettled

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That's a wrap! Thanks to everyone for packing out the Australian Museum on our final weekend. We're now closed to the public for approximately 12 months to enable our major renovation, Project Discover. Read more:

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High-five, it's Friday! A scientifically adorable gecko foot (Gehyra koira), snapped by AM's @SVMahony in Bradshaw NT. #wildoz

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Can I help you? Knob-Tailed Gecko 📷 by Brad Leue. @ausgeo Nature Photographer of the Year on now at the AM: #wildaus

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Did you know a group of Tapirs is called a 'candle'?

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Long before #teambinchicken there were scientific illustrations! Samantha Bayly, winner of our Natural History Illustration Scholarship, focused on the "detail and beauty" of the white ibis in this image submitted as part of her application. #nature #illustrations #birds

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New species alert: this tiny horned frog from the top of one of the highest peaks in northern Vietnam has just been named! 🐸 Learn more about the Mount Ky Quan San Horned Frog (Megophrys frigida)👉 📸: @jodirowley

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