Why Over 600,000 Bird Specimens Are Preserved At The Smithsonian | Colossal Collections
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- Опубликовано: 23 май 2024
- The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has one of the biggest bird collections in the world, housing over 600,000 specimens, from ducks to eagles to peacocks. The collection was created over 200 years ago and is still being added to today. But why does the museum still need more and more specimens? Research and wildlife management, notably reducing the amount of bird strikes.
We went to the Smithsonian to see how just one specimen gets added to the skins collection, one of the most detailed processes in the department that creates a record of historic birds to be used for generations to come.
0:00 - Intro
0:54 - Acquisition
1:36 - Cleaning and Preparation
5:38 - Research and Collections
6:06 - Bird Strike Research
7:51 - Black Vulture Wing Research
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Why Over 600,000 Bird Specimens Are Preserved At The Smithsonian | Colossal Collections 
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Am I the only one who thinks this isn’t that strange? They’re doing a multitude of things to save these bird species and educate the general public. I may be a little biased because I study wildlife conservation…but still
Yeah, you are the only one. ;) How can you find it completely normal to see multiple corpses stored side by side like pencils? Are you a serial killer? lol
Yes,this is weird/strange but,it makes sense so you are correct.
@@spacewalker7520 By that logic, graveyards are psychopathic too. 😬 Keeping these species preserved can be beneficial for the future of their species by studying the way they died, their DNA, size, etc.
@@teddybellbri I don't think it's weird but I wouldn't compare it to a graveyard, graveyards aren't for preserving, studying or storing biological data so it's not a relevant reference.
I don’t think it’s strange at all, we’re trying to attempt to save our ecological history so all good here 👌👍💯
I wonder how many extinct species are represented at the museum? That would be a pretty fascinating exhibit.
They likely have a lot of birds that, sadly will never be observed alive again. I spotted Carolina Parakeets at 9:01. It's pretty amazing to see a specimen of a bird that's been extinct since way before we existed.
@0 O o 0 O o 0 O o 0 O o 0 due literally between 200-2000 different species go extinct every year from climate change, human intervention, or even evolution in some cases. So you might wanna rethink your reply
@@Coolkid99880 name 10?
such a dumb question lol, there are thousands of mesozoic and cenozoic animal museums, where fossils of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, extinct mammals are shown. Idk if youve ever been to a museum.
@@buckethead133
1.baiji dolphin
2.Splendid poison frog
3.northern white rhinoceros
4.Pyrenean ibex
5.western black rhinoceros
6.Bachman’s Warbler
7.Little Mariana Fruit Bat
8.Kaua'i akialoa
9.San Marcos Gambusia
10.Southern Acornshell Mussel
You were saying?
There is so much going on behind the scenes that most of us wouldn't even think of. This is fascinating!
Like this married couple has never had sex?
Like covid 19 being manufactured?
Like Meghan Markle is a robot?
@@poonplugdoonbug Pics or it didn't happen
@@poonplugdoonbug stfu I'm currently having it and suffering and you people still preach this tinfoil hat shit?
Maybe if you get infected you would get some humility! It's as real as any other sickness and virus!
This is wild, never thought about how much stuff they actually had, especially animals! Its cool to see how and why they keep them
Ive seen people butcher birds, but never unbutcher... neat!
There are SO many different incredibly fascinating things at the Smithsonian, you should do a series on all of it!.. or as much as you can..
"Yo what do you do for a living"
"I guard hundreds of thousands of bird corpses"
"damn bro"
who else is watching this late night…
Damn I never knew they had to remove everything but the skin! Makes total sense but can't imagine how excruciatingly difficult it would be to do it without any damage!
The Smithsonian is definitely one of the coolest organizations around.
This reminded me of The Feather Thief book. It's about a guy who robbed a natural history museum for exotic bird feathers. It's one of the weirdest crime cases ever, just so bizarre on all levels.
Twenty years ago, I did taxidermy on a songbird as part of my zoology degree at university. It was hideous and hilarious, and it was the funniest lab session ever. It really is a learnt talent! I do not work in taxidermy now. I work in natural history film.
Will you guys show your preserved human collection next?
That will be done by robots
Plastination!
@@_GMP_ sigma
The human collection is in the basement
It will be nice to see that. Since they only take death by accident. I mean I want to be in the museum also after I die.
Anyone else had a ‘Dead Parrot’ Monty Python moment when seeing the thumbnail?
no it isnt
'Ello Polleeeee!
Pinin' for the fjords.
They're not dead, they're priming!
At least they didn't mention the war.
This is kinda creepy.
But fried chicken isn't
@@apurvnagare damn right it's not
Creepy but necessary
Only for those who do not see this as educational
not really
The perfect conversation starter: “Hey wanna see my bird collection?”
In Chicago, they keep all the bird collisions that crash into buildings, also have catchers during peak seasons that they happen. Saving many from second collisions. 👍❤️
This feels uncomfortable to watch but I made it through the end knowing that it's for good research purpose. It's hard to believe that there is even a bird preserved from the 1800s, but despite saying all this, it still feels strange.
Theyre doing it to humans too so theres no problem imo
As long as they dont kill it just so they can preserve it of course
Do they take DNA sample!?
@@zahra_na98 they can and some do yes
We ,Humans, are really one of a kind in the universe. Even if we find a life trace on other planets, I guess none of them will be like us
You’re correct, they really won’t be like us. It’s a big part of my belief that we were created differently from animals, that we truly are not animals.
We are one of most inhumane and brutal species.
@@anishs5652 🥴
Almost like we were made in the image of our creator or something?
@@anishs5652 How can humans be inhumane, if humans are by default, *Humane* !?!? 🤯
Damn, this would be so cool as an longer documentary!
I did this once with a bird at a biological institute for fun. It took me 7 hours to prepare a bird the size of a sparrow all by hand, with a manual from the 80s😅 but it was so much fun.
Fun???!
@@ES11777 Yeah, it was already dead, because it flew against a window. I prepared it for educational purposes, to show new students how to handle captured birds, before they would work with alive ones
@@darkwolf453alive ones? What
@@adnanbashir1756 They would catch them for sientific purposes, put rings on their legs and monitor their breeding behaviour. And before that, the students needed to learn how to handle them propperly
@@darkwolf453 oh ok.. I read it wrong earlier. Thought yall catching live ones to taxidermy lol sorry
Как жалко стольких птиц......
Соглашусь..
Татьяна Ольга это точно у них мозгов нету
Их же не убивают специально
@@user-wb4mb1kr9w они умирают естественным путём
@@Jimin3871 кто сказал?
A bird seeing this would be terrified. This must be what he'll looks like for them.
Death is normal in the animal kingdom
I'm sorry I lost it when he pulled out the bullet-shaped eagle 😭😭
Look at them sleeping so nicely... Soo cute
They are dead🥲😂
Только они не вернутся к жизни 😥😭😭😭
This is very freaky but I appreciate that they are doing it.
Amazing preservation
Wow pls cover programs like this. Amazing to watch
Nice that they're doing this. Idk how many birds are out there with goofy names I don't know about so shout out to these guys.
I can't imagine how the laboratory would smell 🤣
Morbid curiosity, very important and interesting, bit creepy.. a bird cemetery..
That’s awesome. I want to do that one day
I love how there is art in everything.
This is quite creepy but it's definitely necessary
Something altogether different. You are helping future generations. Thanks, great work 👍
My gray tabby cat finds this video very intersting, and gives it a paw up.
This is really nice for future use.
А я то думаю, куда подевались исчезающие виды??? А вон они где. В ящиках лежат. Как живые. Это прекрасно. Нужно всех поймать и туда сложить.
Конечно, и следить за их популяцией не надо , как же удобно
Вы смотрели видео? Все экземпляры умерли случайно, в таком деле животных никто специально не убивает
Есть конечно небольшие организации, которые незаконно этим занимаются и потом продают экземпляры, и врут покупателям что они умерли случайно
@@GreenRain_ да с чего вы это взяли? И вообще кто вы? Вы два какие-то символа. У вас даже имени нет и фамилии. Умудряетесь своё мнение опубликовать? Какое у вас научное звание или степень?
@@GreenRain_ есть крупные коллекции. Допустим Кусто. Это панцири моллюскоф. Но он никогда не утверждал что в момент попадания в коллекцию моллюски были мертвы. Просто, коллекция и коллекция. Очень много фотографий. Или Порт Аф. Коллекция трилобитофф из ранне триасового периода. Тоже понятно. Или коллекция средневековых монет. Живыми небыли. В отношении другого.....
great idea for future generations.
This is brilliant👏🏼
This was very cool ❤
Só me deu uma tristeza ao ver várias ararinhas azuis
Non potevano lasciare volare in cielo queste povere creature . Ma per mettere in un cassetto,ma?!! 🙏 Spero che finisca presto tutto ciò.
Interesting video!
What a cool job!
It's not a dead parrot, he's just resting.
Just like us but not just collect and us or body as a museum
i feel so much optimistict energy from them in the video that knowing what they have done is gonna be usefull, yet they don't know what it is yet.
I really want to visit there 😊
This is so fascinating, I watched all of it.
Man that is a ornithologist's dream...... Also mine too.
Great information
This is so cool!
Hats off to this amazing and futuristic mindset 👏 🙌 👌
Never knew how birds really were till I had me a Parrot... Those who know know
Yeah they died and they just borrow they corpse in museum so fair
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Imagine, just opening a random drawer full of neatly stacked parrots.....
I have a question,
So I have been told by me friend that taxidermied owls fall apart after a long period of time (feathers falling etc etc)
Is that really the case, or is it not?
I'm asking cause i was considering to get myself a taxidermied owl :]
Taxidermy specimens fall apart when they are either wrongly prepared (as not removing all the fat as described in the video) or from insect damage. Moth and different types of beetles like to eat the skin and feathers. Exposure to sunlight can damage taxidermy as well and of course they shouldn’t be touched as this can wear the feathers as well.
The bigger problem with a taxidermied owl is that as as I know more or less all owls are protected species all around the world. Getting a legal specimen from a sustainable source (like one that died in a car accident or didn’t made it at a wildlife rehabilitation center) as a private person will be a challenge.
Hatsoff to their Team❤️
Intresting, I wish they taught this in schools.
The people that call this strange, but does not realize what goes into preparing human bodies for burial... like cmon now... educate yourself. Your body gets drained, stitched or glued to help "preserve" the loom for viewing.
3:16 what 😳 but how even though it's dead
Eye squirt? It's just whatever fluids remains in the eye, squirting when pressure is applied. I guess it doesn't evaporate because they are frozen.
I would love to see the dragons they have
Its amazing 🌠
now imagine someone starts preserving humans like that😓
im pretty sure we do
i know those skeletons that you see in science class were real skeletons in france up until like the 1980s
1980s was when the last one was was removed and switched to one that is not real bone
so as long as you have a perfect body you could have donated your body to become a science class skeleton
ive also heard of museums that have cut up human bodys (like a slice) so you can see the insides and see what your intestines and stomach and liver look like and where they are located
i thought about donating my body but i'm the worst candidate i've broken 2 bones and am in bad shape
SO INSTEAD IM GONNA PRESERVE MY BODY LIKE LENIN
They do, cadaber labs exist.
There are medical museums with huge amounts of human remains kept for research purposes. Granted, it's usually bones, and some mummies, not formaldehyde (for the whole body), but ya. We do. There are a lot of individual human body parts that have been preserved in formaldehyde, like fingers, limbs, organs, etc.
Que tristeza é o ser humano 😔😔😔😭😭😭
Pior que é mesmo 😢
@@maximinomarcorio2956 infelizmente poderíamos ter vivido em um mundo melhor, mas fomos e somos incapazes , triste!
Great Great Great Work 😮👏👏👍👍👍
Koleksi yang sangat lengkap
Гады,что творят!!!
I have no idea why I’m watching this..
Us moment
Amazing👍 science.
Gd job buddy 👏
Imagine seeing them 100 years from now, quite interesting
Vegans are giving this video a like.
I hope these specimens can last for a long, long time.
this is so cool
Interesting to remember them and study them once they become into extinction
It not good for our nature please don't killed Bird 😔😔
True ,🤣🤣😁
They take birds which are dead
It is good for nature so if the bird does go extinct we can revive it with the DNA from the specimens
I just watched GDT cabinet of curiosities : the outside and RUclips recommended this video to me 🙂
Amazing
I had a coopers hawk just like that!
He flew into a tree and crushed his skull was pretty cool to handle up close.
Cool??!
DID YOU GET DNA SAMPLES
No need to these species are not extinct
Molto interessante 👏👏👏
Wish i could visit there.
You know it's not just movies. There really are a few levels of the Smithsonian that no one else is allowed to go in except for the people that tend to the artifacts.
If all the crazy world war two conspiracy theories are true then that means the United States almost certainly "required" some stuff from the Germans. Artifacts to which they have course took from their respective lands.
Awesome
C: 'Ello, Miss?
Owner (Palin): What do you mean "miss"?
C: I'm sorry, I have a cold. I wish to make a complaint!
O: We're closin' for lunch.
C: Never mind that, my lad. I wish to complain about this parrot what I purchased not half an hour ago from this very boutique.
O: Oh yes, the, uh, the Norwegian Blue...What's,uh...What's wrong with it?
C: I'll tell you what's wrong with it, my lad. 'E's dead, that's what's wrong with it!
O: No, no, 'e's uh,...he's resting.
C: Look, my lad, I know a dead parrot when I see one, and I'm looking at one right now.
O: No no he's not dead, he's, he's restin'! Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue, idn'it, ay? Beautiful plumage!
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We need to start preserving humans, and that we need to start with museum people, let their dedication be seen in after life too.
They already have a lot of remains of indigenous people I bet
very good quality
I have one question do you have a specimen of the extinct kauai oo bird?
Não gosto de ver pássaros em gaiolas ,agora mortos em gavetas é horrendo a vida de cada ser vivo que tiramos e um roubo levando em conta que não damos vida a nenhum.
The process isn't really that strange....but the people doing it sure are.
Not really, seeing dead animal can really affect people mental health
That’s so adorable that Christina and her husband get to work together XD
I appreciate what science does, and I support it! And I know that the Smithsonian work is great, but I love birds so much! it is hard for me to see their bodies like that! I know that the institute does not kill birds and that they where already dead when they arrived, but it is hard for me to see them like this!
Can I send my mother in law to be preserved for centuries so people of future will know the only bird that fly in a broom. 🤣
😂😂
They killed all those birds for nothing
They didn't kill them, they were already dead
You wouldn't know half of these bird specimens even existed if it weren't for these ppl and this video. Also, fun fact, they were dead already.
I dissected a Killed Bill Toucan and I'm trying to figure out how to reserve the beak and skull.
That is so cool
if only we could've preserve dinosaurs
if aliens exist... this is what they do with other lifeforms 0_0
Nah they only need your specimen
What is the name of the bird with the nice green colour shown at 6:31 ?
wow amazing