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This Orphan Zebra & Two Dalmatians Are Close Pals 🦓 Amazing Animal Friends | Smithsonian Channel

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Smithsonian Channel  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2021-11-08T17:00:00.000Z
YouTube Category:
Entertainment  Search this
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Smithsonian Channel
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Lamellophone (“thumb piano,” mbira)

Creator:
National Museum of African Art  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2019-04-05T17:09:54.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, African  Search this
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Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
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SmithsonianAfricanAr
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edanmdm:yt_L2bOjKQ-lsU

Portia Zvavahera [editor: Elizabeth Gordon]

Artist:
Zvavahera, Portia 1985-  Search this
Editor:
Gordon, Elizabeth (Editor)  Search this
Writer of introduction:
Brown, Meredith A  Search this
Interviewer:
Biswas, Allie  Search this
Physical description:
158 pages color illustrations 29 x 25 cm
Type:
Books
Catalogs
Place:
Zimbabwe
Date:
2023
21st century
Topic:
Painting  Search this
Women in art  Search this
Metamorphosis in art  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1161052

Sporobolus pyramidalis P. Beauv.

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Albert S. Hitchcock  Search this
Place:
Rhodesia. Victoria Falls., Zimbabwe, Africa
Collection Date:
12 Aug 1929
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Chloridoideae
Published Name:
Sporobolus pyramidalis P. Beauv.
Barcode:
04392601
USNM Number:
1446340
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3581bf917-99bf-4325-beea-9d3a40e6045b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16258232

Diospyros lycioides subsp. sericea Desf.

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Thore C. Fries  Search this
N. T. Norlindh  Search this
H. Weimarck  Search this
Place:
Rhodesia austr.: Inyanga, ad pagum I., in campo graminoso, in terra saxoso., Zimbabwe, Africa
Collection Date:
29 Oct 1930
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Ericales Ebenaceae
Published Name:
Diospyros lycioides subsp. sericea Desf.
Barcode:
03133267
USNM Number:
2688405
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Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3676b0a62-a6d3-4cb2-8406-8301fba364c5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14519734

Asclepias sp.

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Illtyd Buller Pole-Evans  Search this
Place:
1832BB Grid Ref./ Ruitverw. Regio ex-SA. Southern Rhodesia: Between Rhodes Hotel and Inyanga., Manicaland, Zimbabwe, Africa
Collection Date:
10 Feb 1957
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Gentianales Asclepiadaceae
Published Name:
Asclepias sp.
Barcode:
03257731
USNM Number:
3427995
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3222d597e-0cb7-4723-910d-529a57a95f36
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14601609

Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Josh Steele  Search this
Place:
Southern Rhodesia. District Sinoia., Zimbabwe, Africa
Collection Date:
24 Jun 1955
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Panicoideae
Published Name:
Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.
Barcode:
04331423
USNM Number:
3048213
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a0537afb-b0c0-42ec-beed-dcc93679a826
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16115501

Setaria sp.

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Gerald F. Guala  Search this
C. E. Lewis  Search this
Place:
Nymandlovu. Cawston Block Ranch which is on the south side of the Umguza River, app. 60 km N of Bulowayo. (WGS-84)., Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe, Africa
Collection Date:
15 Sep 2002
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Panicoideae
Published Name:
Setaria sp.
Barcode:
04127110
USNM Number:
3704468
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3598eb714-a5ce-40c6-9f8d-86474deb8c3f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16750234

Chloris sp.

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Gerald F. Guala  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1080  Search this
Place:
Matetsi Safari Area. Tsabolisa, ca. 1 km E of the Pandametanga turnoff on the Robin's Camp Rd. Near the Tsabolisa dam at km 37., Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe, Africa
Collection Date:
22 Feb 1995
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Chloridoideae
Published Name:
Chloris sp.
Barcode:
04127143
USNM Number:
3705083
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3882bcb72-dd35-4ab1-b2ac-bfc66d576c28
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16742843

Pogonarthria squarrosa (Roem. & Schult.) Pilg.

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Gerald F. Guala  Search this
C. E. Lewis  Search this
Place:
Nymandlovu. Cawston Block Ranch which is on the south side of the Umguza River, app. 60 km N of Bulowayo. (WGS-84). Flat area, on red brown soil near the base of a Kopje, near the river., Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe, Africa
Collection Date:
14 Sep 2002
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Chloridoideae
Published Name:
Pogonarthria squarrosa (Roem. & Schult.) Pilg.
Barcode:
04127127
USNM Number:
3704471
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d7782b17-89d0-4bb8-a8a1-338cad55a412
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16744077

Aristida meridionalis Henrard

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Gerald F. Guala  Search this
C. E. Lewis  Search this
Place:
Nymandlovu. Cawston Block Ranch which is on the south side of the Umguza River, app. 60 km N of Bulowayo. Flat area, on red brown soil at the base of a Kopje, near the river. (WGS-84)., Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe, Africa
Collection Date:
14 Sep 2002
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Aristidoideae
Published Name:
Aristida meridionalis Henrard
Barcode:
04104893
USNM Number:
3704483
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39415fa42-2e8d-4bec-851a-2ce7f7cd5fff
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16746167

Juncus lomatophyllus Spreng.

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
H. G. Mundy  Search this
Place:
Rhodesia., Zimbabwe, Africa
Collection Date:
1912 to 1913
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Juncaceae
Published Name:
Juncus lomatophyllus Spreng.
Barcode:
04103637
USNM Number:
1114185
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33c975693-1d92-4147-a889-4e9088f49a2e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16750768

Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S.T. Blake

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Gerald F. Guala  Search this
T. g. Hunter  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1065  Search this
Place:
Matetsi Safari Area. Tsabolisa. Along the Robin's Camp Rd. near the Tsabolisa dam before km 37. North side of the road in black vertisols., Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe, Africa
Collection Date:
4 Mar 1995
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Panicoideae
Published Name:
Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S.T. Blake
Barcode:
04127899
USNM Number:
3705092
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/336fc1cc0-fe26-4d44-927e-d8ccdf51bcb7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16761970

Brachiaria deflexa (Schumach.) C.E. Hubb. ex Robyns

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Gerald F. Guala  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1080  Search this
Place:
Matetsi Safari Area. Tsabolisa. 50m N of the Robin's Camp Rd. near km 37., Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe, Africa
Collection Date:
3 Mar 1995
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Panicoideae
Published Name:
Brachiaria deflexa (Schumach.) C.E. Hubb. ex Robyns
Barcode:
04127800
USNM Number:
3705079
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3234a8e2b-a259-4897-81e1-b7a05d9480be
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16765299

Phragmites mauritanica Kunth

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Gerald F. Guala  Search this
C. E. Lewis  Search this
Place:
Nymandlovu. Cawston Block Ranch which is on the south side of the Umguza River, app. 60 km N of Bulowayo. (WGS-84). In the bed of the Umguza river., Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe, Africa
Collection Date:
14 Sep 2002
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Arundinoideae
Published Name:
Phragmites mauritanica Kunth
Barcode:
04127695
USNM Number:
3704472
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34e9e3607-e1b8-4660-b8fe-f0887bf9a973
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16770484

Bulawayo's changing skyline, 1893-1980 Alex D. Jack ; with text by Louis W. Bolze

Author:
Jack, Alex D (Alexander Duncan)  Search this
Author:
Bolzq, Louis W. 1919-  Search this
Physical description:
vi, 158 pages, [1] folded leaf of plates illustrations (some color) 29 x 39 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
Bulawayo (Zimbabwe)
Date:
1979
Topic:
Historic buildings  Search this
Travel  Search this
History  Search this
Description and travel  Search this
Zimbabwe--Bulawayo--to date  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1145914

Nick Brandt

Photographer:
Brandt, Nick 1966-  Search this
Writer of supplementary textual content:
Brandt, Nick 1966-  Search this
Owuor, Yvonne Adhiambo  Search this
Everett, Percival  Search this
Editor:
Barth, Nadine 1964-  Search this
Host institution:
Fahey/Klein Gallery  Search this
Atlas Gallery (London, England)  Search this
Custot Gallery (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)  Search this
Oslo Negativ, Det Gamle Biblioteket (Oslo, Norwary)  Search this
Source Photographica (Melbourne, Australia)  Search this
Edwynn Houk Gallery  Search this
Polka Galerie (Paris, France)  Search this
Physical description:
166 pages illustrations (some color), portraits 33 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Pictorial works
Portraits
Ouvrages illustrés
Expositions
Photography of animals
Photography, Artistic
Exhibition catalogs
Illustrated works
Place:
Africa, East
Afrique orientale anglophone
Date:
2021
Topic:
Wildlife photography  Search this
Animals  Search this
Portrait photography  Search this
East Africans  Search this
Human-animal relationships  Search this
Environmental degradation  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1159500

Atoconeura biordinata chirinda

Biogeographical Region:
Afrotropical  Search this
Collector:
E. C. Pinhey  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Envelope
Sex:
Male
Stage:
Adult
Place:
Vumba Mountains; Umtali, [Not Stated], Manicaland, Zimbabwe
Collection Date:
Oct 1953
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Odonata, Anisoptera, Libellulidae
Published Name:
Atoconeura biordinata chirinda Longfield
Barcode:
USNMENT00277048
USNM Number:
USNMENT277048
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Specimen Inventory
Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35e6d712b-7bb0-4a81-b303-d9ff34f55825
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_9214447

Brachythemis leucosticta

Biogeographical Region:
Afrotropical  Search this
Collector:
A. L. Moore  Search this
Preparation:
Envelope
Sex:
Male
Stage:
Adult
Place:
Triangle, [Not Stated], Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Collection Date:
19 Sep 1963
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Odonata, Anisoptera, Libellulidae
Published Name:
Brachythemis leucosticta (Burmeister, 1839)
Barcode:
USNMENT00277153
USNM Number:
USNMENT277153
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Specimen Inventory
Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/364caab66-1dc9-4e10-8db4-99a90224d0f3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_9214551

Orthetrum trinacria

Biogeographical Region:
Afrotropical  Search this
Collector:
Malinsky  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Envelope
Sex:
Female
Stage:
Adult
Place:
Kariba Lake on Zambesi, [Not Stated], Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
Collection Date:
21 Sep 1959
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Odonata, Anisoptera, Libellulidae
Published Name:
Orthetrum trinacria (Selys, 1841)
Barcode:
USNMENT00277954
USNM Number:
USNMENT277954
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Specimen Inventory
Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3df4843eb-c47d-4514-a3ca-d2912c81ed98
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_9215376

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