Collecting the World: Inside the Smithsonian

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The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has over 144 million different objects in its collections. A sample of these collections are on display to the public, but 99 percent of the Smithsonian’s treasures remain behind the scenes. Scientists work with these objects to study and decipher the world we live in, each specimen offering its own tiny clue to the natural world.
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@Ambigant 8 лет назад

Imagine the time it takes to edit a video like this... jeez man.

@CB-rv2lj 7 лет назад

not an extreme amount of time. 3d animations for even a short take years.

@etiennecouture1552 7 лет назад

Dude... don't compare this to 3D animations.. Compare this to your normal RU-vid video. Don't be that dick.

@CB-rv2lj 7 лет назад

What?

@ellemitchell5363 7 лет назад

Nice job. A woman who works with birds with the last name "Dove"

@nemo9396 4 года назад

I find it's pretty common that people surnames match their profession.

@mariem8033 4 года назад

Maybe Mr Robbins was stuck in the bird division because of his name (despite being a lepidopterist) and then when she showed up, he said “her last name is also a type of bird- may I please move over to butterflies? Please?” And they finally let him Maybe Ms Dove is actually a geologist

@jonahs92 3 года назад

I should become an ornithologist then 😂 (My name means dove in Hebrew)

@91010186 3 года назад

@@nemo9396 i dont see Smiths working in factories or smithing any kind of thing

@nemo9396 3 года назад

@@91010186 Why not?

@TianWu 8 лет назад

Camera work in this video was awesome. Keep it up guys

@aquariusliu24 7 лет назад

Tian Wu editor is also the hero!

@anaspellers7022 7 лет назад

Tian Wu _

@indigogray7415 7 лет назад

Tian Wu yeah

@spiritmeaway 7 лет назад

Thanks!

@livingroomvids71 6 лет назад

I agree but one thing that I noticed and was bothered by was for everybody else but Dr. Floyd Shockley they seemed to zoom in at eye height. But for him they seemed to have the camera about waist height. and that seemed a bit rude

@sarahlilley3544 7 лет назад

This made me smile. I currently work at this museum, for many years in the botany department. The collection is so massive, people have no idea what we have. And yes, it is so awesome to work there.

@paulwashington98e Год назад

Hi there? Hope you're good and staying safe??

@markthomas3730 Год назад

HOW MANY SASQUATCH/RELICT HOMIN BODIES/SKELETONS ARE CURRENTLY HOUSED THERE ?

@Catalantern Год назад

You're living my dream job.

@2012iwanttogohome 8 лет назад

So fascinating! These people have really awesome jobs!

@vigneshyaadav6322 8 лет назад

really

@fatetestarossa2774 7 лет назад

indeed

@henrykuhn5344 Год назад

Taking it really seriously.

@MakeSomething 8 лет назад

So impressive!

@iamtaco253 8 лет назад

I know .... Floyd has a huge belly ❤️

@rayd.5929 7 лет назад

hey! I love your channel- keep up the great work!

@mckeely 6 лет назад

Just image this.. The world practically destroys itself and some how the Smithsonian survives and the people of the future find all of this stuff that would be crazy

@KPopsicleSNSD 7 лет назад

Imagine there's a hidden department headed by the Curator of Humans.

@agustinvenegas5238 7 лет назад

Chris H. The anatomy collection, yeah, pretty much

@davidhumphlett3482 6 лет назад

😐

@catherinevo6060 6 лет назад

Chris H. Be careful of what you say, you might be actually right.

@tomiekawakami5039 6 лет назад

Maybe human deformity. I'll believe that.

@janeatyeo7387 6 лет назад

Chris H. Giants 😉

@taviaaaa 8 лет назад

Never knew I wanted to know these things lol. Great video

@paulwashington98e Год назад

Hi there? Hope you're good and staying safe??

@virgiornos6420 7 лет назад

Dr Dove= the bird one lol

@YurimoHikashi 7 лет назад

Lei I know that seems so perfect right?! haha

@hasenel3731 6 лет назад

First i thought he says it for dramatic effect

@elainewarren1294 8 лет назад

Amazing place...love to see it in person!

@johnbicol4788 6 лет назад

Lol you said in person

@maribellesallway4288 6 лет назад

I've been going to the Smithsonian since the age of 6 and it's one of my favorite places, but finding parking is quite a hassle since it's in Washington DC😂 I live around the area

@nsr5961 4 года назад

Elaine Warren Aaah the smithsonians..........Yeah the only institute fully responsible for the giants skeletons that have gone missing since the late 1800s. I would like to see it’s destruction. The smithsonians do not have my respect.

@kirkg4930 8 лет назад

Proud son of a marine biologist working at Smithsonian Institute in Panama :D

@animon87 7 лет назад

Kirk G what do they do?

@Trent-tr2nx 7 лет назад

marine biology, i'm guessing

@tyleruwu902 7 лет назад

Aniket Mondal maybe marine biology but idk just a wild guess

@Vee-qw1vb 7 лет назад

Kirk G woah, I'm from Panama, that's amazing!

@leamizrachi4663 6 лет назад

I am from panama! We go to the Smithsonian for field trips!

@pappanalab 3 года назад

I almost cried, those collections are beautiful! I would do anything for an opportunity to look at their fossil collection.

@1337fraggzb00N 7 лет назад

"Jeff, u got another rock?" "THEY´RE MINERALS, MARIE, GODDAMMIT!"

@dimo8463 2 года назад

Top tier comment

@thefilmmaker4911 8 лет назад

I just viewed your channel in an online commercial, and I absolutely loved it. These are one of the channels who can make a difference in the world.😉

@シリーン 5 лет назад

This deserves way more views and likes...like seriously this is just so fascinating you're giving us a look into the different departments and their curators (which we might not get the opportunity to do ourselves) and for free. Ya'll are the real heroes. Keep doing it because there people who fascinated by your videos like me. One day this channel will be huge!

@allemik9396 7 лет назад

This Chanel content is amazingly good I don't understand how it doesn't have over 1 million subscribers

@kusogemucard7232 7 лет назад

Alle Mik They r not a part of illuminati

@j.t.6456 7 лет назад

It was oddly satisfying seeing everything all organized and categorized.

@Jay-lp6vo 7 лет назад

wow it was like playing a video game and choosing which class i want to be

@krstea_6190 7 лет назад

so i just realized i like knowing all sorts of stuff, but only if you guys tell them to me.

@TrailRecon 8 лет назад

Who knew?! Great video!

@frankcastle4715 3 года назад

I did :)

@fatoumata930 7 лет назад

You guys easily became one of my favorite RU-vid channels

@lovelypacific 7 лет назад

I was getting teary eyed a little bit... all these experts really dedicating their life to one thing, taking care of it for 8+ hours a day and generally just going hard for the planet and our future :'( someone pass me a tissue

@iamwisdomsky 3 года назад

You don't need to be sad. There's a very high chance that this is their passion. They wouldn't last in this kind of job if it's not their passion. If it's your passion you don't feel really bored.

@WhistlesToAnimals 2 года назад

Two things I love about America is its wildlife and the science community. Much respect for folks like these!

@aaroncorpuz514 6 лет назад

I really love the video☺. It shows the real beauty of the world and creatures living in it. ☺keep it up guys!!

@MrToasty222 8 лет назад

The most impressive place in the world..

@maribellesallway4288 6 лет назад

MrToasty222 you should visit, it's quite enormous and very interesting, of course if your around virginia

@jeanknitter6455 3 года назад

WHERE are the giant skeletons documented in many newspaper articles found in mounds across America in the 1800s and early 1900s? The discoveries are well documented and the Smithsonian was noted in these articles as receiving them & displaying them. Nowadays, nobody at the Smithsonian has ever heard of them. why? Where did they go and how come America is deprived of this knowledge of its history?

@musaadmohammed1169 7 лет назад

the mineralguy does he have kryptonite

@vuvuvu6291 7 лет назад

no, batman bought them all

@musaadmohammed1169 7 лет назад

Von Chacal damn batman he was my bae😭

@TravelandTrots 6 лет назад

Wow! Never expected such large collections at the Smithsonian! Very impressive!

@alexk1682 7 лет назад

Great channel, great video, great comment section. No arguments, no childish behavior, no trolls, nothing annoying. I can actually enjoy reading through comments for once.

@cassandrasalse4944 7 лет назад

those crystals were beautiful!!! I loved the malachite ♡

@Redvines69 7 лет назад

620 thousand birds, 20 million mollusks, 35 million insects, 2500 minerals. Just seems like the mineral guy needs to step it up.

@maribellesallway4288 6 лет назад

Redvines69 the minerals are quite expensive though

@hayzmation5354 4 года назад

@Maribelle Sallway, lmao no excuses, mineral guy needs to step it up lol

@doom1098 3 года назад

They need Hank

@sweatyfeetconnoisseur440 3 года назад

@@hayzmation5354 no

@hellsapoppin2048 4 года назад

I was lucky enough to do some training at the Smithsonian in the late 70's . It was a real delight.

@EndlarStudios 7 лет назад

I wish I could see them all, my grandmother helped do some of the animal stuffing/documenting

@versacevachina4956 7 лет назад

Anyone Got Really Anxious When All Drawers Were Pulled Out?

@SikoraStuff 8 лет назад

I was fortunate to get a behind the scenes look at the bird collection... I was amazed and impressed...

@y.b.2875 7 лет назад

THE BIGGEST BOI FOR THE SMALLEST SPECIMEN OH MAN DO I LOVE HUMANITY

@jamhoo2008 7 лет назад

It would be a once in a lifetime opportunity to view the collection on gems and minerals... so fascinating.

@justinakioka7145 7 лет назад

These men and women are quite literally archiving our planets history... the Smithsonian is just one big time capsule!

@nuruddin1991 7 лет назад

this is what youtube is all about where.info and education for all the people... i love this channel... very good editing!!

@PastaMasta123 7 лет назад

The passion in these people makes me smile.

@nlahunter 6 лет назад

Wow. Love the butterflies!

@binablob 7 лет назад

this channel is amazing, i hope this channel will get even more popular

@jupitired777 4 года назад

i love how this was filmeddd

@chinkyboichong3168 8 лет назад

I really want to see a documentary on their lives and how they got to where they are!

@random_dude26 6 лет назад

Where are all the '"Giant's skeletons" you confiscated, Smithsonian institute?? Give us the truth

@beekind5193 4 года назад

i stayed in the insect exhibit for so long a kind man showed me the room with all their spiders !! they said they never do that for people and i hope to work there one day !

@tiffanikagamine 7 лет назад

this video helps me realize how beautiful our planet is, and yet we are destroying it every single day

@2NE1BIGMoMmY 7 лет назад

I wonder how do they manage to preserve those dead living things without any sign of decaying??

@2NE1BIGMoMmY 7 лет назад

Great video indeed (:

@iamwisdomsky 3 года назад

They're dried. Just like how we dry fish by exposing it into the sun and rubbing some good amount of salt and it stops decaying,

@Star_sweeper 7 лет назад

Anyone else want to know where the bird department keeps the ostrich?

@dwisuprihartono4677 5 лет назад

Video: Smithsonian My brain: PeRcy JaCKsOn

@Karla-rb5jg 7 лет назад

I absolutely love all of these people.

@paulwashington98e Год назад

Hi there? Hope you're good and staying safe??

@tabularasa1724 6 лет назад

Great job! You have truly Aristotelian approach to the nature.

@acouldguy3748 6 лет назад

Amazing collections..

@ananz9233 7 лет назад

i drop my jaw cuz this place looks like where i belong... WOOOW JUST LOOK AT ALL THE DIFFRENT SPECIES OF BUTTERYFLYS GLASS WINGED , BIRD WING AND EVEN LEAF WING OMG OMG OMG AND EVEN SHELLS AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SOO GOOD AND THE BEST PART IS MINERALSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG OMG AND THEY ARE ALL ORGANIZE IN DRAWERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG MY HAVEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@ananz9233 7 лет назад

i am so drama and nerdy :p

@bYgfoot 6 лет назад

Anan Zhang I admire your wholesomeness

@fesavera5623 7 лет назад

Omg I need to work with them, let me study fish all day ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@doogien.d.4073 7 лет назад

birds, butterflies, mullosks, insects & rocks. pretty cool. sooooo what else you guys have?

@catsadilla324 6 лет назад

I'm the curator wine bottle corks. I have just over 9 of them, and I keep them in a jar for posterity and study.

@jessjlsy 2 года назад

Definitely one of my bucket list places to visit!!

@paulwashington98e Год назад

Hi there? Hope you're good and staying safe??

@Lia57770 8 лет назад

CAN I LIVE THERE OMG

@t-.-t. 7 лет назад

now this! is what I call quality content!

@Jessiemats 7 лет назад

This channel is slowly blowing up :)

@theresagibbons1969 6 лет назад

wow! I never knew museums had more storage full of this stuff, but why keep it all in storage and why soo much? what are you doing with it all?

@paulwashington98e Год назад

Hi there? Hope you're good and staying safe??

@ayameharuka5670 7 лет назад

So basically a mass grave for animals

@lamborisho 7 лет назад

Ayame Haruka can u imagine if there was one for humans

@hemagurunh9731 7 лет назад

Ella Orisho 0_0 that's some deep Web shit...

@saera4364 7 лет назад

Ella Orisho there are. in medical museum.

@otex1118 7 лет назад

Ayame Haruka and Tony Hawk's first skateboard!

@lil_eddie_28 5 лет назад

A highly ORGANIZED cemetery, pretty much (not to suggest I'm against them collecting specimens)

@weirdlysmallchild1528 6 лет назад

This is magnificent! Thanks for sharing. 🙏

@lahleholivia7398 2 года назад

So much to learn. Not enough time.

@AlexMR 3 года назад

Entomology is definitely my department lol 😂 so cool would love to visit

@Ada-br4mf 7 лет назад

I LOVE THIS CHANNEL

@auntjemima1631 8 лет назад

this is so satisfying wtf

@paulwashington98e Год назад

Hi there? Hope you're good and staying safe??

@belugaabs 7 лет назад

thank you, you guys doing great

@ThatsPhoKingAwesome 7 лет назад

Why dont those animals/insects rot away? how can they stay so "perfectly" preserved?

@tylerpeterson4726 7 лет назад

Its called specimen preparation. A number of techniques can be used to make it so that the tissues are strongly resistant to degradation while maintaining color relatively well. One part of preparation involves removing all the internal organs, because they are so vulnerable to rot. Inside the larger specimens (birds, mammals, etc.) is probably a wire frame and bulk cotton. Though I've heard that it's not strictly necessary to remove the wing bones of birds, so sometimes you get a combination of bone and framing. Insect skeletons don't degrade very quickly in dark, dry conditions, so they may have just been killed and pined quickly after to reduce the risk of cracking the skeleton if it dries out.

@MahiAviation 3 года назад

Honestly, I think that working with mollusks was the best job shown

@syedmuhammadabdullahhashmi2920 6 лет назад

Now that's what you call a collection 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

@irulegottaprobwithat 7 лет назад

My favorite museum among all the Smithsonian museums

@gurglingcrowd7758 4 года назад

I was looking for something about the smithsonian stuff, if that also includes the channel, because I watched something which mentioned them buying/taking certain historical things but this would actually make sense...

@VictorFursov 7 лет назад

Very nice! Thank you!

@adeva4884 6 лет назад

As spiritual gemcollector i would love to visit that place and feeling the stones energies 😍.

@freshlysqueezedpopsicle 8 лет назад

This is AWESOME.

@Miamcoline 4 года назад

Very cool and important!

@lilamazon 7 лет назад

i really want a full detail of each department/section. believe that there are tons of stories behind each dept./sect. this is way too short!!!

@MrProgrammerX 6 лет назад

Imagine bring all these people to a forest and all of them are like "i know this species" "i know where this originated from" "i know the scientific name for this" "this one might be around 10 years old". Wow.

@420jmack 2 года назад

Thank you.

@dudeilligence6441 7 лет назад

absolutely amazing

@wonderlandsexxx 7 лет назад

Just love this channel, teaching us new things that could open our minds

@autumngamer3972 7 лет назад

This is very neat and awesome

@dakotalee4329 5 лет назад

Cannot wait to see this place! Omg 💚😁

@creaturedomes9364 4 года назад

Cool collections

@zaubergarden6900 7 лет назад

why do I find it so funny to imagine the entomologist secretly munching at the beetles..

@forestrot666 2 года назад

I wish I was the mineral curator. For now I will be a amateur geologist and continue to work in a lapidary while learning jewelry history. ;) maybe one day!