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Ornithology
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/natural-science/ornithology/Ornithology is the branch of zoology devoted to studying birds. Around 10,000 species of bird inhabit the world, ranging from tiny hummingbirds up to huge ostriches. The Australian Museum's Ornithology Collection contains a wide cross-section of these fascinating animals.
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Palaeontology
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/natural-science/palaeontology/Palaeontology is the study of fossils. Fossils are the remains or traces of prehistoric living things and are preserved in substances such as sediments, coal, tar, oil, amber or volcanic ash, or frozen in ice or naturally mummified.
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Tongan cultural material
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/tongan/The Muriel Snell collection provided the museum with materials that support the continuation and revitalisation of traditional techniques and practices.
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African Collection
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/african/In 1884, the Museum acquired nearly 100 cultural objects of the Zulu people, South Africa. Learn more about the collection material originally from Africa.
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Balinese art
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/balinese/Almost 1000 Balinese artefacts including nearly 200 Kamasan-style paintings, 100 Modernist paintings, over 100 musical instruments and 170 dance costumes and accessories.
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Fossil sites of Australia
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/sites/Fossils are a part of our natural heritage and while the vast majority of fossils found by amateur collectors are worth very little in monetary terms, they may be important scientifically.
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Climate change
https://australian.museum/learn/climate-change/The Australian Museum has been involved in raising awareness and researching impacts of climate change for over a decade.
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Dinosaurs and their relatives
https://australian.museum/learn/dinosaurs/Discover the Mesozoic era of the dinosaurs! Dinosaurs are classified as a group of reptiles, although some of their features are found in mammals and birds living today.
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Reptiles
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/reptiles/Discover a diverse group of animals including turtles, lizards, snakes and crocodiles, including the largest living reptile in the world: the Australian Crocodile!
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Jellyfish, anemones and corals
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/jellyfish/Discover factsheets from this ancient group of animals that have lived on earth for more than 650 million years.
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RELICS
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Minerals
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