NHM Learning

🐻🐺🐻‍❄️📷 What does it really take to be a wildlife photographer—and could you survive alone on a 🏝️? This might be for you 👇 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… #WildlifePhotography #NatureDocs #IntoTheWild

Where do you think humans rate in the league table of animal pairing up? 'faithfuls' 🙂 or 'traitors' 😈? Humans are about as faithful as meerkats but are well behind the California deermouse 🐁 and the African wild dog 🐕. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Hope in the ice 🧊 for a bear cub 🐻‍❄️. Researchers in northern Canada 🍁 have documented a rare case of polar bear adoption. #PolarBear #NatureHope smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/thi…

Looks like a gargoyle… but it’s actually a Hammer-headed Bat 🦇😮 The largest bat in continental Africa, its massive nose is a built-in sound amplifier 🔊 Huge air sacs let males blast incredibly loud calls to attract females 💥 Gargoyle looks. Powerful voice 🔨🦇👃 #Wildlife

Something is in the air… 👃✨ This season, dive nose-first into the world of smell — from ancient predators to animals with supercharged sniffers. First: how scientists reconstructed the sense of smell of a sabre-toothed cat🐅💥 Follow your nose. 👉 nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/…

Science to wildlife: photos bring the natural world to life #SciencePhotography The Royal Society’s photo competition & Wildlife Photographer of the Year both show powerful images to spark curiosity, wonder, and conservation 🌍📸 nhm.ac.uk/wpy royalsociety.org/journals/publi…

🧪 Curious what’s in soil? NHM KS2‑friendly resource helps young learners explore microbes, insects & more: with hands‑on activities! 🌱🪱🔬 Check it out: nhm.ac.uk/schools/teachi… #WorldSoilDay #SoilScience #STEMEducation #NatureLearning #KidsInScience #EnvironmentalEducation

Soil: a living universe beneath our feet 🌍🪱 From microbes to insects, an entire hidden world keeping ecosystems thriving. Dive into the amazing life below the surface 👇 nhm.ac.uk/discover/life-… #WorldSoilDay #SoilHealth #Biodiversity #HiddenWorlds #Ecosystems #NatureFacts

#World_Soil_Day #DYK ? 👉95% of our food comes from soils.🍎🍌🥑🌽 👉33% of soils are degraded. 👉It can take up to 1,000 years to produce 2-3 cm of soil. 👉here are more living organisms in a tablespoon of soil than people on Earth. 🪱🦠🐜🪲 #SoilHealth youtube.com/watch?v=OiLITH…

Watch out for the third supermoon 🦸‍♀️🌕of the year! What causes them? Mad about the moon? Read our Factfile.🗃️ Find out here: nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-… & here: nhm.ac.uk/discover/factf…

🌊✨ Good cetacean news alert! For the 1st time, scientists have spotted living ginkgo-toothed beaked whales on coastal Baja California! 🐳🐋 The elusive species has never been seen alive — a huge win for marine science and ocean lovers. 💙 #OceanLife iflscience.com/elusive-gingko…

🦦🦅✨ We’ve actually saved species from extinction — & that’s something to celebrate. From sea otters to peregrine falcons — proof that conservation can work. 🐾🌿 #HopeForNature #Biodiversity #ConservationWins #WildlifeRecovery #SaveSpecies #OurPlanet nhm.ac.uk/discover/ten-a…

Cute alert! A baby otter pup🦦named Caterpillar🐛was reunited with its mum after Marine Mammal Center conservationists played its cries over a speaker -searching by boat for 2 hours🛥️ 💔➡️💞 #SeaOtter #Conservation #WildlifeRescue 🔗 See more: youtube.com/watch?v=kmmiFE…

Where do animals go during the long, cold, dark winter? ❄️🐾 From hibernating bears to migrating birds, nature’s survival strategies are as fascinating as they are varied. 👉 Read more: nhm.ac.uk/discover/where… #Winter #Animals #Conservation #WinterSurvival #WildlifeFacts

Pikas don’t hibernate, they have to work fast—gathering enough plants during the short mountain growing season to survive winter ❄️🐾Their haystacks of drying vegetation are vulnerable to thieves! Watch them in action 🎥👇 youtube.com/watch?v=Q2ua2l… #Pika #Wildlife #NatureFacts

🚨 Alert: #fungi are under serious threat. Pollution, deforestation & habitat destruction are pushing 100's of species toward extinction, putting key ecosystem-builders at risk. 🍄🌍 Read more: NHM report 👇 nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/… #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Ecosystems #Mycology

With berries, seeds & nuts, #Fungi can be important nutrition for wildlife—especially in autumn as many prepare for the long winter ahead 🍂❄️ While few mammals eat fungi 🍄 directly, they’re a favourite feast for mini-beasts like slugs, ants & flies 🐌🐜🪰#NatureFacts #Ecology

Liked the polar bear pumpkin story? 🐻‍❄️🎃 Bring nature into winter decorating with animal-themed paper snowflakes! ❄️🦖 For anyone who loves science + craft. ✂️🌍Yes, there’s a polar bear! ❄️ #WinterCrafts #PaperSnowflakes #PolarBear nhm.ac.uk/discover/how-t…

This rescued Ursus maritimus just solved our leftover-pumpkin problem… with enthusiasm. 😅🎃 Nothing like a Polar bear to make cleanup adorable. 🐻‍❄️🔥 #PolarBear #AnimalRescue #WildlifeWin #Conservation 📹🐻‍❄️👇 — ctvnews.ca/northern-ontar…

And just when we thought it couldn’t get any chillier… 🧊🧶 First a woolly rhino… now a woolly T. Rex?! 🦣➡️🦖 Because even apex predators need a winter wardrobe. 😂❄️ 🎥 youtube.com/shorts/LLaIdZM… #WoollyTRex #ScienceHumor #DinoFun #ScienceFun #PaleoHumor #TyrannosaurusRex