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Pterodactyl and scimitar-toothed lion designDrawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Barbary lion skullOldest UK skull of a North African Barbary lion, Panthera leo leo, dated to 1280-1385. The lion was part of the royal zoo in the Tower of London 700 years ago
The AmbuscadePlate 19 taken from The Life and Habits of Wild Animals, illustrated with designs by Joseph Wolf, London 1874. Date: 1875
Lion skull viewed from the frontRemains found in the moat of the Tower of London during the 1930s, now in the collections at the Natural History Museum
Children examining tiger, c. 1927. The Natural History MuseThis white tiger was shot in the Rewa jungle in early 1925 by the Maharajah Gulab Singh. The Maharajah presented this animal to George V, who in turn loaned the specimen to the Museum in February 1926
Nepal tiger, 1913. The Natural History Museum, London
Lions in debris, 1944. The Natural History Museum, LondonThe flying bomb of 11 July 1944 followed one on 5 July, and together the two did a great deal of damage, as can be seen here in the Lower Mammal Gallery
Bechuana Hunting a Lion (Plate 35 / 36)An illustration by Captain (later Sir) William Cornwallis Harris (1807-1848), an officer in the Indian army and an acclaimed naturalist who travelled though South Africa
A puma-leopard hybridA hybrid of a puma and a leopard, (about 1 metre in length) on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring. Close-up of head
Panthera pardus nimr, Arabian leopardArabin leopards, arabia felici, Panthera pardus nimr. Plate 17 from Symbolae Physicae section: Zoologica I. Mammalia by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (1795-1876)
Panthera onca, jaguarClose-up of Jaguar (Panthera onca) skin. The Jaguar is the largest of the New World Cats. It can be found in the Jungles of South and Central America
Panthera pardus, leopardPartial leopard skull viewed from the right. Remains found in the moat of the Tower of London during the 1930s. Now held in the collections at the Natural History Museum, London
Lion skull with lower jaw viewed from left sideRemains found in the moat of the Tower of London during the 1930s, now in the collections at the Natural History Museum
Detail shot of partially infilled foramen magnum lion skullRemains found in the moat of the Tower of London during the 1930s, now in the collections at the Natural History Museum
Lion skull with lower jaw viewed from right sideRemains found in the moat of the Tower of London during the 1930s, now in the collections at the Natural History Museum
Panthera leo, lionLion skull viewed from the rear. Remains found in the moat of the Tower of London during the 1930s. Now held in the collections at the Natural History Museum, London
Tiger specimen, c. 1925Children viewing a mounted tiger specimen at the Natural History Museum, London
The King of BeastsPlate 16 taken from The Life and Habits of Wild Animals, illustrated with designs by Joseph Wolf, London 1874
The SiestaPlate 9 taken from The Life and Habits of Wild Animals, illustrated by designs by Joseph Wolf, London 1874
Casts of artifacts from Czech RepublicIvory running lion, ivory ornamant and a lionesss head in fired clay; all 25, 000 - 30, 000 years old (Upper Palaeolithic) from Dolni Vestonice, Czech Republic
Panthera tigris corbetti, Indochinese tigerTiger skin from Laobao, Vietnam. Specimen held at The Natural History Museum, London
Panthera tigris virgata, Persian tigerFemale tiger skin from Afghanistan. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
LionDrawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Panthera tigris balica, Balinese tigerTiger skin from Bali. Specimen held at The Natural History Museum, London
Panthera tigris tigris, Bengal tigerTiger skin from Bengal. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
Panthera tigris sondaica, Javan tigerTiger skin from Java. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
Lion skull with lower jaw viewed from the frontRemains found in the moat of the Tower of London during the 1930s, now in the collections at the Natural History Museum
Panthera pardus pardus, African leopardPhotograph of an African leopard skin specimen from West Africa
Child looking at a tiger exhibitSpecimens on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London
Panthera tigris sumatrae, Sumatran tigerPhotograph of a Sumatran tiger skin specimen. Collection number 1935.4.6.3