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  • Encyclopaedia of life
    Encyclopedia of Life - 17/05/2007 (video)

    Graham Higley talks about the launch of the Encyclopedia of Life project that will create a free online encyclopaedia of all the 1.8 million living species on Earth.

  • Bird from Orkney Isles
    Ornithology of the Orkney Islands - 12/05/2004 (video)

    Marvel at the work of bird researchers on these Scottish islands and listen to a discussion on migration studies.

  • Pigeons versus finches
    Pigeons versus finches - 08/03/2003 (video)

    Was it humble pigeons rather than exotic finches that inspired Darwin’s Origin of the Species? Ornithologist Jo Cooper reveals all.

  • Illustration of an eagle
    Terror from the sky - 26/01/2006 (video)

    Join us as we get to grips with giant eagles and stumble on an ancient species so big it could have easily hunted humans.

  • Birds in Hawaii
    Trouble in paradise - 26/02/2006 (video)

    Join us as we venture beyond the famed beaches of Hawaii to learn more about its rare native birds.

  • Fossil evidence of dinosaur bird
    Dino-birds - 24/01/2003 (video)

    Dr Angela Milner of the Museum’s Department of Palaeontology discusses the dinosaur ancestry of birds.

  • Illustration of dodos
    The dodo - The merging of myth and reality - 30/11/2003 (video)

    Were there other species of dodo? Julian Pender Hume explores the myths and mysteries surrounding this intriguing bird.

  • Illustration of a moa
    Moa: A short history of the world's tallest birds - 20/07/2004 (video)

    Join Museum bird curator Jo Cooper to explore how palaeontologists have come to understand these unique creatures.

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