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Communicating nature since 1788. Moved to Bluesky.

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Wow, this lecture is definitely beyond my expectations. What goes on in those colonies? Let's say, a lot of drama. This lecture will be on our Youtube channel very soon: https://t.co/J8d4nmTlkW

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We're excited to embark on our first Collaborative Doctoral Award ever!
How did Black & Indigenous collectors shape natural knowledge?
Work on archives under the supervision of Drs Senior & Thomas &
⏰2/5/22
https://t.co/ULl3isRm99

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For our March Treasure of the Month: natural history as a subject for embroidery in mid-seventeenth century France. Head of Collections finds playful traces of three young French girls in a rare book. https://t.co/3V9qQejuPJ

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From , Head of Collections: "Henrietta McBurney’s magisterial book on the elusive yet fascinating seventeenth-century naturalist and traveller Mark Catesby is superbly illustrated, meticulously researched, and riveting."

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Cary Woodruff FLS et al have published about the first occurrence of an avian-style respiratory infection in a non-avian dinosaur: first evidence of a unique respiratory infection in a dinosaur, published in Scientific Reports.
https://t.co/RsXOqFONIH https://t.co/kDyc2hW3d5

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Thrilled to be partner on a Hidden Histories grant won by :
Unearthing the contribution of indigenous and enslaved African knowledge systems to the St. Vincent Botanical Garden under Dr Anderson (1785-1811)
More about the grant here: https://t.co/MKWiNh46U6

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In 1830, he wrote a verse to a friend- ‘ever since breakfast / I’ve had one bun merely’, so ensconced was he in drawing his feathered friends: ‘For all day I’ve been a- / way at the West End, / Painting the best end / Of some vast Parrots / As red as new carrots […]’. https://t.co/LL7Xd6pi9l

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We also love this image he sent us: 'Hen Capercaillie assuming the Plumage of the Male Bird'. Do join us on Feb 22, 6 PM GMT for this special event 'Queer Zoology since Aristotle'. Free and online.🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈
BOOK: https://t.co/qPUxPDBVhO

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Carl Linnaeus died in 1778, leaving behind classifications of the natural world and his long-lasting binomial nomenclature. Browse 14,000 plants, 3,000 insects, 1,500 shells, 3,000 letters and 1,600 books from his collections that are in our keeping: https://t.co/br2sDrNpyj

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For the last Advent Sunday, a plant long associated with Xmas - Holly/ Ilex aquifolium from our collections (L). Fact: Wood from holly is prized & often used to make quality walking sticks and Scottish bagpipes. (R) From Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885).

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