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Gallery 1, The Natural History Museum at TringThe Natural History Museum at Tring. Once the private museum of Lionel Walter, 2nd Baron Rothschild (1868-1937), and part of the Natural History Museum, London since 1937
Dolphin casting, c. 1924, The Natural History MuseumPercy Stammwitz, the skilled technician captured here in the Preparators Workshop making casts of dolphins for models in the proposed new Whale Hall
Blue whale exhibitThe Whale Hall, the Natural History Museum, London
TabulaIllustration from Handlung 1 Tabula, by Kirschner, 1786
Physeter catodon, sperm whaleA 52 ft male sperm whale stranded at Atwick, Humberside in Dec 1993. Teeth removed for sectioning determined the animals age at 35 yrs. Whale stranding programme -nhm.ac.uk/zoology/stranding/
CryptoclidusA fossil skeleton of Cryptoclidus, a plesiosaur that lived 165 to 150 million years ago during the Late Jurassic period. Fossils have beeen found in England, France, Russia and South America
Daphnia, water fleaA close-up of a water flea (Daphnia sp.), a tiny planktonic crustacean
The new Whale hall, 1938
Delphinus delphis, common dolphinFf. 31. Painting by George Forster (1754-1794), made during Captain James Cooks second voyage of discovery, 1772-1775
Anomalocaris canadensis, arthropodThis arthropod originates form the Burgess Shales in Canada
Pursuit of Flying Fish by Dolphins & BirdsA line drawing from The Ocean by P. H. Gosse 1846 Page 183 illustrating a pursuit of flying fish by dolphins and birds
Waptia fieldensis, arthropodThe arthropod Waptia fieldensis, found in the Burgess Shale of Canada
Fossilised Acanthochirana cordata, prawnFossilised prawn specimen from Solenhofen, Germany dating from the Upper Jurassic, 250 million years ago
Kogia breviceps, pygmy sperm whalePhotograph of the skull of a pygmy sperm whale
Cetacea (order), cetacean stomach contentsStomach contents of a Cetacean (either a whale, dolphin or a porpoise) preserved in a spirit jar. Specimen stored at the Natural History Museum, London
Eubalaena glacialis, northern right whaleClose up of the skeleton of a northern right whales flipper. Specimen on display in the Mammal Gallery at The Natural History Museum, London
The jawbones of Greenland right whale, c. 1912These jaw bones, each measuring approximately 4.10m (13 ft), were part of a specimen from Lochend, Shetland, donated in 1911 by a Mr Haldane
Sperm whale skeleton, March 1901This sperm whale skeleton stood in the Central Hall between 1882 and 1901. The whale was found near Thurso, Scotland, in 1863
Men in jaws of bowhead whale, 1934In late 1934 this bowhead whale skeleton was hoisted into position in the new Whale Hall, where it still hangs today
Staff posing with blue whale model, 1938Percy and Stuart Stammwitz were part of the team that built the famous 27m (90 ft) blue whale model, currently on display at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed in January 1938
Sperm whale excavation, Natural History Museum, 1938This sperm whale skull and skeleton arrived in February 1937 from Bridlington, Humberside. Published in Life Through A Lens
Whale Hall, 1932
Lophopus cristallinus, freshwater bryozoanA freshwater bryozoan collected from the west coast of Norfolk it is an example of one of 11 freshwater bryozoans found in the U.K
Testudo marina, loggerhead turtleHand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby
Blue Whale Hall, Mammals GalleryView of Blue Whale Hall, Mammal Gallery, Gallery 24, Life Galleries at The Natural History Museum, London
Cetacea (order), whalePlate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
Neomys fodiens, Eurasian water shrewPlate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
Monodon monoceros, narwhalThe skull and a selecton of vertebrae specimens of the narwhal whale, held at the Natural History Museum, London
Scientist at work in the Darwin CentreA stranded harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, is examined to establish its age, diet, the number of parasites it bears, and the likely cause of death
Carrying model beluga on pole, c. 1934It took over a year from the closure of the old Whale Hall on 1 January 1934 for the skeletons and models, such as this beluga, to be ready for the public in the new Whale Hall
Working on whale carcass, 1930sSince 1913, when the Crowns rights to whales and dolphins stranded or caught in English waters (Fishes Royal) were transferred to the Museum, staff have been monitoring cetacean strandings
Eubalaena glacialis, black right whaleBlack right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) skeleton on display in the Mammal and Whale Gallery (number 24), at the Natural History Museum, London
Hyperoodon ampullatus, northern bottlenose whaleSkeleton of the northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus), also known as the Thames Whale, which became stranded in the River Thames. Seen here on display with mammal expert Richard Sabin
Balaenoptera musculus, blue whaleBlue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) skeleton on display in the Mammal and Whale Gallery (number 24), at the Natural History Museum, London
Eurypterius lacustris, sea scorpionThis Devonian sea scorpion is preserved in fine siltstone and is from Canada. These predatory aquatic arthropods had a segemented, body large eyes and strong claws
Marrella splendens, lace crabThis is a small, aquatic arthropod originating from the Burgess Shale in Canada dating from the Middle Cambrian
Pterygotus anglicus, giant water scorpion
Bidessus minutissimus, diving water beetleA rare diving beetle (Bidessus minutissimus) specimen. Diving beetles are aquatic and inhabit pond and stream environments
Suncus murinus caerulescens, Indian grey musk-shrewYoung Musk Rats. Annotated watercolour drawing by Oliva Fanny Tonge (1858-1949), from one of 16 sketchbooks presented to the Natural History Museum in 1952
Corixa sp. water boatmanA water boatman has fringed back legs for swimming. This kind feeds on plant material and does not swim upside down
Dytiscus marginalis, great diving beetleGreat diving beetles are aquatic and are found in pond and lake habitats. They can grow up to 30mm in length
Hippopotamus amphibius, hippopotamusPlate 67 The Hippopotamus. Original watercolour drawing from The Naturalists Library, Mammalia, Vol. 2, 1833-1843, by Sir William Jardine (1800-1874)
Odontoceti (suborder), toothed whaleSailors throwing barrels from a ship to conciliate two whales. Page 217 from Curious Creatures in Zoology (1890) by John Ashton
Marine turtle (c. 1955) by Audrey Weber. Oil on canvas 144 x 170 cm. Held by the Natural History Museum, London
Rough and polished coral specimensRough and polished pink and white coral specimens held at the Natural History Museum, London
Lepidotes, fossil fish