32K views · 213 reactions | The Smithsonian's massive collection boasts over 147 million specimens, but only 1% is on display. #Museum #Smithsonian #History | Insider Science | Facebook

355K views · 1.5K reactions | The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History has over 144 million different specimens in its collections, but only about one percent are on display to the public. That other 99 percent? Deep in the archives, available only to scientists for research and study — and, now, us! Let's dive in. | Great Big Story | Facebook

103K views · 741 reactions | The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History has over 144 million different specimens in its collections, but only about one percent are on display to the public. That other 99 percent? Deep in the archives, available only to scientists for research and study — and, now, us! Let's dive in. #LexusCuriosity This Great Big Story was made possible by Lexus. | Great Big Story | Facebook

New research using the pelt of “Mutton,” the only known woolly dog fleece in the world, sheds light on the ancestry and genetics of woolly dogs, a now extinct breed of dog that was a fixture of Indigenous Coast Salish communities in the Pacific Northwest for millennia. Woolly dogs possessed spiritual significance and were often treated as beloved family members. Coast Salish weavers used the dogs’ wool to craft blankets and other woven items that served a variety of ceremonial and spiritual purp

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