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Smilodon fatalis, sabre-toothed catSkeleton of an extinct sabre-toothed cat which lived about 15, 000 years ago in North America. It was about the size of a present day lion
Thylacinus cynocephalus, thylacineThe last known thylacine, or Tasmanian Wolf, to survive in captivity. It died on 7 September 1936 in the Beaumaris Zoo, Hobart, Tasmania
Lama pacos, alpacaAlpaca. Llama Alpaca, 1884. Hand coloured lithograph of a drawing by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins from Gleanings from the Menagerie and Aviary at Knowsley Hall; Hoofed Quadrupeds, 1850
Mosquito in Dominican amberA mosquito in trapped and preserved in Dominican amber. Lower Miocene about 20 million years old. Image from Amber The Natural Time Capsule. Figure 90
Cladognathus sp. stag beetleA specimen of a large stag beetle from Asia. Stag beetles belong to the family (Lucanidae). Only male stag beetles have horns or antlers
Ptychozoon kohli, flying geckoHand coloured lithograph from final volume of Erpetologie Generale ou Histoire Naturelle complcte des Reptiles (1854) by A.M.C. Dumeril, G. Bibron, and A. Dumeril
H. W. Bates illustrated notebooksPlate 7 from a notebook of Henry W. Bates (1825-92) relating to the insect fauna of the Amazon Valley or DRW, 1851-1854
Malacosteus niger, stoplight loosejawDeep sea fish found off Tasmania, Australia. Specimen held in the collections at the Natural History Museum, London
Cimex lectularius, bed bugScanning electron microscope image of a bed bug (x 17). The sucking mouthparts enable the feeding bedbugs to pierce the hosts tissues and siphon out a blood meal
Longhorn beetle
Schistocerca gregaria, desert locustA desert locust perching on a branch. Locusts sometimes swarm to form groups of up to 80 million and can migrate over large distances
CorythosaurusThe Corythosaurus, meaning Corinthian helmet lizard, was a bipedal herbivorous dinosaur that lived during the Upper Cretaceous period, 76 to 74 million years ago
Picoides pubescens, downy woodpeckerPlate 112 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild (1868-1937)Carriage drawn by three zebra and a horse, driven by Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild (1868-1937), founder of the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London since 1937
Coprolite, fossil dungA coprolite is a fossilized dropping, perhaps from a Dinosaur. Length 29cm
Accipiter gentilis, northern goshawk, Accipiter cooperii, CoPlate 141 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Homo neanderthalensis in action at Swanscombe, UKAn illustration by Angus McBride showing a group of Homo neanderthalensis on the ancient banks of the river Thames in modern day Swanscombe, Kent
Liopleurodon vertebraA fossil vertebra from the pliosaur, Liopleurodon. These were carnivorous marine reptiles that lived during the time of the dinosaurs. This specimen was discovered in Kimmeridge, Southern England
Archaeopteryx lithographica [London specimen]Main slab of rare fossil dinobird and earliest bird found in the Upper Jurassic of Solenhofen in Germany, now on display at The Natural History Museum, London. Known also as the London Archaeopteryx
Aix galericulata, mandarin duckPlate 69 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 7, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph
Scene in Wealden TimesScene from the Wealden times, during the Cretacous period. Painting, oil on canvas, by Eli Marsden Wilson (1877-1965), before 1935. Original held at the Natural History Museum, London
Parus caeruleus, blue titA blue tit (Parus caeruleus) in flight, U.K.The blue tit is common throughout Britain living mainly in deciduous woodland. Photographed by Frank Greenaway
Fish Gallery, September 1890The Fish Gallery attractions included a 8.5m (28 ft) long basking shark caught near Shanklin, Isle of Wight, and wood from a whaling ship, the Farquharson, pierced by swordfish lances
Frederick Courteney Selous (1851-1917) was one of the most famous big game hunters of his era. He spent much of his life in Africa, but also hunted in North America and Asia Minor
Heteropoda venatoria, huntsman spiderThis a large brown spider with a flattened body structure and a leg span of between 7 and 12 cm. These spiders hunt at night, and mainly prey upon cockroaches
OctopusWatercolour 401 by the Port Jackson Painter, from the Watling Collection
Pharmacophagus antenor, giant swallowtailGiant swallowtail butterfly and the common rose (Pachliopta aristolochiae). Plate 15 from Insects of India by Edward Donovan (1768-1837)
Megatherium, giant ground slothSkeleton of an extinct creature that roamed cool, dry, scrub and grasslands of South America 100, 000 years ago. On display at the Natural History Museum, London
Coelophysis fossilCoelophysis was one of the earliest known dinosaurs which lived 225 to 220 million years ago during the Upper Triassic. It was a small bipedal carnivore up to 3 metres in length
Phoenicopterus ruber, greater flamingoPlate 431 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Anser brachyrhynchus, pink-footed gooseWatercolour and ink by John Gould (c. 1865). An example of a prelliminary work by Gould in preparation for an illustration which would be published in one of his books
Balloon event, Charles Green, StowmarketCharles Green ballooning poster, advertising his 413rd ascent, from the Vicarage Grounds, Stowmarket in his Royal Victoria Balloon
Street scene with shops, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid WalesA street scene with shops, in Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales. The large corner shop is Bells grocery store, decorated with flags, perhaps to celebrate Empire Day (24 May)
Nobody Loves Me by George StuddyA wet and bedraggled Bonzo, the comic canine creation of George Studdy, is found tied to a lamp post in the pouring rain and forgotten by a policeman with a torch
A shepherd restingAn elderly shepherd rests on a small hillock with his collie dog as his sheep graze contentedly. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Mick the Miller Becomes a Film StarMrs Arundel Kempton, owner of the ex-champion greyhound Mick the Miller is pictured with Mr Albert de Courville who is directing the doggy star in the Gaumont-British studio film
The Death of Ellen Bright at Wombwells Menagerie, 1850Engraving showing Ellen Bright (1832-1850), a Lion Queen animal trainer, being attacked by a tiger during the course of a performance at Wombwells Menagerie, Chatham, January 1850
P. D. S. A. AMBULANCEThe Small Animal Ambulance of the Peoples Dispensary for Sick Animals (P.D.S.A.) arrives outside the Sanitorium in Ilford, Essex, England
Rhode Island RedsRhode Island Red cock and hen
Two skeletons, human and gorillaA human skeleton compared with that of a gorilla
Babylons lion. Lion decorated the Processional Wal (Ishtar Gate). 575 BC. Pergamon Museum. Museum Island. Berlin. Germany
Street scene in Tbilisi (Tiflis), GeorgiaA street scene with oxen and camels in Tbilisi (Tiflis), Georgia. Date: circa 1880
South Island Takahe, Porphyrio hochestetteri. Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand, Vol.2 Plate 33 Date: 1888
Hirundo rustica, barn swallowPlate 89 from Sir William Jardines The Naturalists Library. Original Drawings. Birds
Entomological specimens of LepidopteraUnidentified photograph of mounted specimens of butterflies and moths
Hemiscyllium ocellatum, epaulette sharkFf. 56. Pencil sketch by Herman Dietrich Sporing made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771
Caprimulgus europaeus, European nightjarPlate 1 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Caiman crocodilus crocodilus and Anilius scytaleSpectacled caiman and South American false coral snake. Plate 69 from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium of de Verandering der Surinaamsche Insecten (1705) by A. Maria Sybilla Merian (1647-1717)