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Saint George tackles the dragon in this vibrant illustration from a 17th century Armenian prayer scroll 🐉

📑 Or 14028
🔗 https://t.co/O4SJN1UyiD

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Today we celebrate revolutionary designer born in 1834. As well as being a talented textile designer, Morris was equally famous for his writing and his pioneering socialism, pushing against an age of mass-produced, badly designed factory products. (1/4)

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This International Women's Day we're celebrating women's achievements, whether big or small. Meet some of the ground-breaking women featured in our exhibition⬇️ and tell us something big or small that you're proud of (yes, scrolling twitter counts)

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Celebrate St Piran's Day with us in memory of the Cornish patron saint. Legend has it that Piran was thrown off a cliff but was brought safely back to shore on calm waters. He later discovered tin and brought prosperity to Cornwall. 🔗https://t.co/1DXJHqUd1r

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"Do you think I could have tea with you?"

Animals like Judith Kerr’s Tiger have been part of stories for centuries. Invent your own animal with this activity

🔗https://t.co/unJzu7oIup
🎨© Kerr-Kneale Productions Ltd 1968

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In celebration of the 150th year anniversary of Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, have a brand new gorgeous edition by former children's laureate and award-winning illustrator .

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This hear a call made by a roe deer recorded at Bagshot, Surrey. Their lightly spotted coats help them to keep well camouflaged, out of the gaze of predators such as foxes and eagles.

🔊(W1CDR0001528 BD6) Recorded by John Aubrey Williams
🦌Shelfmark: Or. 5896

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What would a world look, sound and be like without bees? 🐝
This three virgin Queens can be heard piping, tooting and quacking at each other in a hive found in the back garden of a house in the village of Waterbeach.

🔊 (WA 2014/020)
🎨 (C.109.c.4)

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It’s a spine-chilling this week – awooooo!

This adult Grey Wolf was recorded howling in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada.

🔊 Tom Cosburn, Shelf mark: W1CDR0000681
🎨©️

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Click to reveal a 'tweet' 🦉

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