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Carnivora Collection (page 7)

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Dusicyon australis, Falkland Islands fox

Dusicyon australis, Falkland Islands fox
The Falklands fox, also known as the Falkland Islands wolf or the Warrah, was the only native land mammal of the Falkland Islands. It became extinct in 1876 (on West Falkland island)

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Pleistocene Britain, Swanscombe waterhole

Pleistocene Britain, Swanscombe waterhole
Diorama of Pleistocene (1.8 million to 11, 000 years ago) waterhole in Swanscombe, Kent, Britain, with elephant, fallow deer, rhinoceros, bear, bison, and man living in open grassland. See image 405

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Canis latrans, coyote

Canis latrans, coyote
Canis Latrans (Say), Prairie Wolf (Males). Plate 71 from The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, Vol. 2 (1846) by John James Audubon (1785-1851) and John Bachman (1790-1874)

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Casts of artifacts from Czech Republic

Casts of artifacts from Czech Republic
Ivory 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

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Pongo sp. Mandible with canine (Piltdown 1)

Pongo sp. Mandible with canine (Piltdown 1)
Left lateral view of the Piltdown mandible reported to be that of a newly found homind species in 1913 but then revealed as a forgery in 1953. Specimen held at The Natural History Museum, London

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Models of Pompeii victims

Models of Pompeii victims
Models of the Pompeii, Italy eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, including a dog on display in The Power Within Gallery at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Pteropus alecto gouldi, black flying fox

Pteropus alecto gouldi, black flying fox
Photograph of a black flying fox specimen preserved in spirit, held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Little boy with fox, c. 1950

Little boy with fox, c. 1950
Parents and older siblings were actively discouraged from visiting the Childrens Centre, to ensure that the children were free to be themselves

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Man carrying stuffed mammals for the Game Animals of the Emp

Man carrying stuffed mammals for the Game Animals of the Emp
The Game Animals of the Empire exhibition opened in the newly built Whale Hall in 1932, as finances dictated that installation of the skeletons and models of whales had to be postponed

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Guide Lecturer, 1932

Guide Lecturer, 1932
A guide lecturer in 1932 shows visitors around the Game Animals of the Empire exhibition in the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Panthera tigris corbetti, Indochinese tiger

Panthera tigris corbetti, Indochinese tiger
Tiger skin from Laobao, Vietnam. Specimen held at The Natural History Museum, London

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Panthera tigris virgata, Persian tiger

Panthera tigris virgata, Persian tiger
Female tiger skin from Afghanistan. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Detail from the Waterhouse building of the Natural History M

Detail from the Waterhouse building of the Natural History M
Detail of terracotta panel showing a fox with bird designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905). Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Genet a balais, yellow broom

Genet a balais, yellow broom
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Bulldog cranium 2004

Bulldog cranium 2004
Specimen number 2004.1034. Bulldog (male), Canis lupus familiaris

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Felis silvestris silvestris, European wildcat

Felis silvestris silvestris, European wildcat
Felis catus. Plate from A Monograph of the Felidae, or Family of the Cats, 1833, by Daniel Giraud Elliot. One of 43 hand-coloured lithographs by Joseph Wolf (1820-1899) and Joseph Smit (1836-1929)

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Cat design

Cat design
Drawing 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

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Felis silvestris catus, cat

Felis silvestris catus, cat
Felis domestica. Plate from A Monograph of the Felidae, or Family of the Cats, 1833, by Daniel Giraud Elliot. One of 43 hand-coloured lithographs by Joseph Wolf (1820-1899) and Joseph Smit (1836-1929)

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Bulldog cranium c. 1860

Bulldog cranium c. 1860
Specimen number 3551, Bulldog, Canis lupus familiaris

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Oncifelis colocolo, pampas cat

Oncifelis colocolo, pampas cat
Felis pajeros. Plate 9 from The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, Vol 1, Part 2 Mammalia, 1838-1839, by Charles Darwin

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Vulpes vulgaris, fox and cormorant designs

Vulpes vulgaris, fox and cormorant designs
Drawing 28 Vol 2 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1876. (Two separate negatives)

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Panthera onca, jaguar and Tapirus indicus, Asian tapir

Panthera onca, jaguar and Tapirus indicus, Asian tapir
Felis onca. Plate from A Monograph of the Felidae, or Family of the Cats, 1833, by Daniel Giraud Elliot. Illustrated with 43 hand-coloured lithographs from watercolour drawings by Joseph Wolf

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Ctenocephalides canis, dog flea

Ctenocephalides canis, dog flea
Scanning electron microscope image showing a dog fleas backwards pointing hairs that help it stay attached to its host (x 40 on standard 9cm wide print). Artificially coloured by computer

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Prionailurus euptilura, Amur leopard cat

Prionailurus euptilura, Amur leopard cat

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Lion

Lion
Drawing 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

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Uncia uncia, snow leopard

Uncia uncia, snow leopard
Felis uncia. Plate from A Monograph of the Felidae, or Family of the Cats, 1833, by Daniel Giraud Elliot. Illustrated with 43 hand-coloured lithographs from watercolour drawings by Joseph Wolf

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Meles meles, Eurasian badger

Meles meles, Eurasian badger
Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Panthera tigris balica, Balinese tiger

Panthera tigris balica, Balinese tiger
Tiger skin from Bali. Specimen held at The Natural History Museum, London

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Hair of the Dog

Hair of the Dog
A scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a dog hair

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Panthera tigris tigris, Bengal tiger

Panthera tigris tigris, Bengal tiger
Tiger skin from Bengal. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Viverra sp. civet

Viverra sp. civet
This civet specimen was obtained in 1867, and held at The Natural History Museum, London

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Panthera tigris sondaica, Javan tiger

Panthera tigris sondaica, Javan tiger
Tiger skin from Java. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageCarnivora Collection: BhԲsiah ursitaxis inauritus

BhԲsiah ursitaxis inauritus
Plate 86 from the collection of drawings of mammals and birds from Nepal, 1818-1858, by Bryan Houghton Hodgson (1800-1894)

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Vulpes vulpes, red fox

Vulpes vulpes, red fox
The red fox is the largest of the Vulpes genus. It can be found all over Europe, North America, South America, Australia and in parts of Northern Asia

Background imageCarnivora Collection: German shepherd

German shepherd
A German shepherd, photographed by Harry Taylor

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Saffy a Belgian shepherd

Saffy a Belgian shepherd, photographed by Harry Taylor

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Lion skull with lower jaw viewed from the front

Lion skull with lower jaw viewed from the front
Remains found in the moat of the Tower of London during the 1930s, now in the collections at the Natural History Museum

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Polar bear- Grizzly bear hybrid

Polar bear- Grizzly bear hybrid, specimen on display at the Natural History Museum, Tring

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Ailuropoda melanoleuca, giant panda

Ailuropoda melanoleuca, giant panda

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Ctenocephalides felis felis, cat flea

Ctenocephalides felis felis, cat flea
A macro photograph of the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis felis), which is also found on dogs, and is the UKs most common flea found in the domestic environment

Background imageCarnivora Collection: Dalmation

Dalmation
A Dalmation, photographed by Harry Taylor



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