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Download high-res images to use as your聽video meeting or desktop background.</p> </div> </a> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"><div class="node node--blog-post view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--blog-post--teaser-long teaser has-media" about="/stories/animal-tracking-technology" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" role="article" class="node node--blog-post view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--blog-post--teaser-long"> <a href="/stories/animal-tracking-technology" class="inner"> <div class="b-media-wrapper"> <div class="content field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden"> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.si.edu/sites/default/files/styles/grid/public/blog/mol_wood_turtle_gps-unit.jpg?itok=usApCOLR&c=8d08bd5ee0bae6ee2d6dda703340161f" alt="The back side of a wood turtle that has two tracking devices glued on its shell." /> </div> </div> <div class="b-text-wrapper"><div class="preface"> Smithsonian Story </div> <h3>Animal Tracking Technology</h3> From tiny trackers on birds to larger elephant collars, scientists learn a lot from tracking animal movement in the wild.聽 </div> </a> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"><div class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long teaser has-media" about="/teaser/orchids-natures-art" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" role="article" class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long"> <a href="https://www.si.edu/spotlight/orchids" class="inner"> <div class="b-media-wrapper"> <div class="content field field--name-field-image-single field--type-image field--label-hidden"> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.si.edu/sites/default/files/styles/grid/public/teaser/ofeo-sg-2015-0782a-1.jpg?itok=e44LK6A-&c=bfdde8c385c842c0d48d3b98756aff8b" alt="delicate orchid" title="Bulbophyllum guttulatum" /> </div> </div> <div class="b-text-wrapper"><div class="preface"> Smithsonian Collection Spotlight </div> <h3>Orchids: Nature's Art</h3> <p>Smithsonian Gardens has more than 8,000 orchids. Explore a selection along with art inspired by these beautiful blooms.</p> </div> </a> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"><div class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long teaser has-media" about="/teaser/cherry-blossoms" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" role="article" class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long"> <a href="https://www.si.edu/spotlight/cherry-blossoms" class="inner"> <div class="b-media-wrapper"> <div class="content field field--name-field-image-single field--type-image field--label-hidden"> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.si.edu/sites/default/files/styles/grid/public/teaser/cherry-blossom.png?itok=9VONSJYp&c=cbba90b0ad0a598d589420016d6ebfdc" alt="Cherry Blossom slide" title="Cherry Blossom trees at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C." /> </div> </div> <div class="b-text-wrapper"><div class="preface"> Smithsonian Collection Spotlight </div> <h3>Cherry Blossoms</h3> <p>No matter where you are, you can enjoy cherry blossoms in the Smithsonian's collections.</p> </div> </a> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"><div class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long teaser has-media" about="/teaser/march-madness" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" role="article" class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long"> <a href="https://www.si.edu/spotlight/basketball" class="inner"> <div class="b-media-wrapper"> <div class="content field field--name-field-image-single field--type-image field--label-hidden"> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.si.edu/sites/default/files/styles/grid/public/teaser/lady_terrapins_hat1.jpg?itok=E5gcds8L&c=b686e5e0eed5490b5e03cba61073f4e9" alt="Lady Terrapins hat [2007.0224.07]" title="Lady Terrapins hat" /> </div> </div> <div class="b-text-wrapper"><div class="preface"> Smithsonian Collection 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