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Mary Anning (1799-1847)Pioneer fossil collector of Lyme Regis, Dorset. Oil painting by an unknown artist, before 1842. Golden Cap is visible in the background. Held at the Natural History Museum, London
Greyhound designDrawing 26 Vol 2 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1876. (Two separate negatives)
HeathlandOriginal artwork for Heathland by Barbara Nicholson, signed B.E.N. copyright British Museum (Natural History) 1973, printed in England by Lund Humphries
Heathland poster with captions by Barbara Nicholson, signed B.E.N. copyright British Museum (Natural History) 1973, printed in England by Lund Humphries
Ballyregan Bob, greyhoundPhotograph of Ballyregan Bob, the famous racing greyhound. Specimen on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring
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
Mustela nivalis, least weaselPlate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
The Wolf by Edward DonovanThe Wolf, in Edward Donovans The Natural History of British Quadrupeds Volume 1. Held in the Library and Archives
Kita a Norwegian elkhound, photographed by Harry Taylor
Capparis canescens, dog capersOutline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Anarhichas lupus, wolf eelThe skull of a wolf eel (Anarhichas lupus) whose teeth are specially adapted for crushing and eating spiny sea urchins. The wolf eel is native to British waters
Melogale moschatta, Chinese ferret badgerLS Plate 76 of the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China, 1774-1856
Mick the Miller, greyhoundPhotograph of Mick the Miller, the famous racing greyhound. Specimen on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring
Monachus tropicalis, Caribbean monk sealA drawing of the lateral view of Phocid skeleton. Figure 7 from Seals of the World by Judith E. King. Published by The British Museum of Natural History, 1964
Weddell seal skull, Leptonychotes weddelliiSpecimen collected by Robert Falcon Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition
Chaetodon lunula, raccoon butterflyfishFf. 27a Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771
Martes flavigula, yellow-throated martenPlate from the collection of drawings of mammals and birds from Nepal, 1818-1858, by Bryan Houghton Hodgson (1800-1894)
Nasua nasua coati, South American coatiWatercolour by Frederick Frohawk, 1902, from London Zoo resident Date: 1902
The Shadow DancePlate 17 taken from The Life and Habits of Wild Animals, illustrated with designs by Joseph Wolf, London 1874. Date: 1874
Rival MonarchsPlate 15 taken from The Life and Habits of Wild Animals, illustrated with designs by Joseph Wolf, London 1874. Date: 1874
Canis sp. Eskimo Dog called Arctic KingArticulated skeleton of an Canis sp. Eskimo Dog called Arctic King
Drawing of a seal intestine by Edward Wilson. Drawn during the Terra Nova expedition to the South Pole 1910-1913
Ursus maritimus, Polar bearPart of the collection amassed by Walter Rothschild in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. On display at the Natural History Museum at Tring
Raised beaches, PatagonisIllustration (p.182) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, first illustrated edition 1890
FoxAn illustration (Plate 7, Mammals) from the Zoology of the Beagle
Bulldog shark illustrationOne of 67 original water colour drawings of Mammals, Reptiles and Fish found at King Georges Sound, Western Australia, and in its neighbourhood; accompanied by manuscript notes by Neill, Robert
Illustration of a seal intestineDrawing of a seal intestine by Edward Wilson. Drawn during the Terra Nova expedition to the South Pole 1910-1913
Taxidermist working on wolf teeth, 1935One of the several behind-the-scenes shots taken for the February 1935 edition of Weekly Illustrated, 1st Class Technical Assistant Percy Stammwitz adds final touches to the teeth of a wolf
Bulldog cranium 1906Specimen number D94, Bulldog, Canis lupus familiaris. Juvenille bulldog skull, from dog called Neotsfield. 1906
Canis lupus dingo, dingoDog of New South Wales. Drawing 52 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)
Potorous tridactylus, long-nosed potorooPoto Roo. Drawing 59 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)
Dog, owl and eagle 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
Ailurus fulgens, red pandaPlate 96 from the collection of drawings of mammals and birds from Nepal, 1818-1858, by Bryan Houghton Hodgson (1800-1894)
Lepus europaeus, European brown hare and Mustela nivalis, leHare and Weasel. Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
Microchiroptera (suborder), microbatPhotograph of the left side view of the skull of a microbat, measuring 4cm, with its relatively short snout and lower jaw
Pteropus poliocephalus, grey-headed flying foxThe cranial view of the skull of a grey-headed flying fox; a megabat measuring 7cm. The long snout helps it to smell out fruit. See also 40857
Lepus timidus, Mustela erminea and Mustela nivalisArctic hare, ermine and least weasel. Mountain hare, stoat and weasel. Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c
Martes martes, European pine martenPlate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
Mustela putorius, European polecatPlate 32 from the Collection of Watercolour Drawings of British Vertebrates, 1830-1841, by William MacGillivray (1796-1851)
Putorius fontanierii & P. astutusPlate 61 from Recherches pour servir a l histoire naturelle des Mammifcres, Vols. 1-4, 1868-74, by Dr. Henri Milne-Edwards (1800-1885) & Dr. Alphonse Milne-Edwards (1835-1900)
Dusicyon antarcticus, Falkland foxStudy skin of a female specimen from West Falkland Island. Scale is in centimetres
Meles sp. badgerPlate 24 from Recherches pour servir a l histoire naturelle des Mammifcres, Vols. 1-4, 1868-74, by Dr. Henri Milne-Edwards (1800-1885) & Dr. Alphonse Milne-Edwards (1835-1900)
Odobenus rosmarus, walrusTrichechus rosmarus, walrus. Plate 12 from British Mammals Vol. 1 & 2 by Archibald Thorburn, 1920-21
Arctocephalus forsteri, New Zealand fur sealA drawing of the lateral view of the skeleton of a New Zealand fur seal. Figure 7 from Seals of the World by Judith E. King. Published by The British Museum of Natural History, 1964
Meles obseurus, badgerPlate 62 from Recherches pour servir a l histoire naturelle des Mammifcres, Vols. 1-4, 1868-74, by Dr. Henri Milne-Edwards (1800-1885) & Dr. Alphonse Milne-Edwards (1835-1900)
British Mammals Title PageTitle page of Vol. 1 from British Mammals Vol. 1 & 2, written and illustrated with 50 colour plates and pen and ink sketches by Archibald Thorburn F.Z.S
Adriosaurus suessiNeocomian fossil lizard from the Isle of Lesina, Dalmatia
Ursus speleaus, great cave bearFig. 28 from A History of British Fossil Mammals and Birds, by Sir Richard Owen (1804-1892), published in 12 parts, 1844-1846