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Anas crecca, common tealPlate 34 from Sir William Jardines The Naturalists Library. Original Drawings. Birds
Ichthyosaurus, Pterodactylus, PlesiosaurusFrontispiece The Age of Reptiles from Introduction to Geology by Thomas Wright, (1855). These marine and avian reptiles lived in Europe during the early Jurassic period about 200 million years ago
Woodland animalsPage 32 and 33 from Introducing Ecology Nature at Work
Turdus pilaris, fieldfare, Turdus iliacus, redwingPlate 2 from Archibald Thorburns second edtition of British Birds, Vol. 1 (1925)
Coccinella, black spotted ladybirdScanning electron microscope image showing the head of a black spotted ladybird (x 9 on a standard 9cm wide print). Coloured artificially by computer
lantern bugThe strange looking species of lantern bug, Sri Lanka
Fungi in the Wildlife GardenClose-up of fungus growing in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photograph taken by Derek Adams, March 2003
Scientist in Sri LankaFred Naggs searching for land snails in low vegetation in an area of montane rainforest close to Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. The trip to Sri Lanka was part of a programme funded by the Darwin Initiative
Tea fields, Sri Lanka
Adams Peak ridge, Sri LankaThe Adams Peak ridge from Gilimale, north of Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
Rock structure in Bermuda 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
The plains of New South Wales, with characteristic animalsPlate 12 from Alfred Russel Wallaces The Geographical Distribution of Animals, (1876)
Town Plaza, Santa Cruz, Tenerife 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Port in Madeira 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Panoramic: Landscape at MadeiraA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Trichinella spiralis, parasitic roundwormThis parasitic, nematode roundworm (Trichinella spiralis) infects a wide variety of mammals, including man
Sri LankaView from Wildlife Heritage Trust Station at Agrapatana, Sri Lanka
Philomachus pugnax, ruffPlate 87, hand coloured engraving from Eleazar Albins A Natural History of Birds, (1734)
Salix sp. willowA mature willow tree in winter. Photographed by Pat Hart
Mustela erminea, ermine and Oryctolagus cuniculus, EuropeanStoats attacking rabbit. Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
Mammalia (class), mammalsPlate 11 from The Geographical Distribution of Animals, with a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the Earths surface, by Alfred Russel Wallace, 1876
Detail of terracotta mouldings in the Waterhouse BuildingThe Waterhouse Buiding at the Natural History Museum, London was designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) and first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Map of the Malay ArchipelagoA map from The Malay Archipelago (1874) by Alfred Russel Wallace
Riverston, Sri LankaView looking east from the Laggala Illukkumbura road at Riverston, Sri Lanka
Polyboroides typus, African harrier-hawkAn African harrier-hawk (Polyboroides typus) walking along a branch
Funchal, Maderia 1783A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Leaf of fern in the Wildlife GardenA close-up of a fern growing in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. May 2003
Epocilla aurantiaca, jumping spiderThis species of jumping spider (Epocilla aurantiaca) was photographed in Sri Lanka
Detail of terracotta moulding of a bat in the Waterhouse BuiThe Waterhouse Buiding at the Natural History Museum, London was designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) and first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Orcinus orca gladiator, orca gladiatorPlate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
Calotes versicolor, agamid lizardThis agamid lizard is a common species in the lowlands of Sri Lanka, particularly in the drier parts of the island
Cochineal Plantation, Tenerife 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Lepus timidus, Arctic harePlate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
Microtus arvalis orcadensis, Orkney volePlate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
Cetoniinae sp. rose chafer beetleA rose chafer beetle photographed in Sri Lanka. Chafer beetles have a characteristic V-shape where their wings meet and are a member of the same family as dung beetles
JunglefowlA watercolour from Giovanni da Udines Raccolta di Uccelli (c. 1850)
Sinharaja forest, Sri LankaAn early morning view of the rainforest canopy on the boundary of Sinaraja forest, Sri Lanka
Detail of terracotta moulding of a snake in the Waterhouse BThe Waterhouse Buiding at the Natural History Museum, London was designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) and first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Botanist from H. M. S. Challenger (1873)The Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes and seems to have been the first expedition to carry an official photographer as well as an
Quercus robur, oakOak leaves growing in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. May 2003
Bahia public gardens, Bahia, Brazil, South America 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes