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Toxodon platensisPleistocene specimen collected by Charles Darwin near Montevideo, Uraguay during the Voyage of the Beagle 1832-1836. Skull length is 66 cms
Beelat (aboriginal name)
Buceros rhinoceros, rhinoceros hornbill skullBack view of a skull of the rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros), from the Sloane collection
MyotragusThis animal which lived around 6000 years ago was from the antelope group. Its remains have been found in the Balearic islands
Chilian spurs, stirrup illustration (p.290) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, John Murray illustrated edition, 1890
Okapia johnstoni, okapiStrips of hide from an okapi skin obtained in 1900 by Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston (1858-1927), High Commissioner of Uganda
Glyptodon, giant armadilloSkeleton of Glyptodon, meaning carved tooth. The Glyptodon was a mammal which lived between 2 million years ago to around 15, 000 years ago. See image number 1136 for model
Lophura bulweri, Bulwers pheasantPlate 13 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 7, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph
Upper Palaeolithic carvings 11 - 18, 000 years oldTop: Reindeer carved from the tip of a mammoth tusk from Montastruc, France. Bottom: Bone spear-thrower with reindeer carving from Laugerie Basse, France
ChrysoberylShown here is a crystal and a cut stone of chrysoberyl (beryllium aluminum oxide). Chrysoberl is a gemstone and is also known as cats eye
Dipus capensis, cape jerboaFf. 13. Annotated Yerbua capensis and Dipus cafer. Painting by George Forster (1754-1794), made during Captain Cooks second voyage of discovery, 1772-1775
Felis silvestris, catPhotograph of the left view of a domestic cat skull from the education collection at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London
Oryctolagus cuniculus, European rabbitPhotograph of the left side view of a European rabbit skull from the education collection at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London
Antilope GnuFf. 19a. Drawing by George Forster (1754-1794), made during Captain Cooks second voyage of discovery, 1772-1775
Damaliscus pygargus, bontebokFf. 18b. Annotated Antilope pygarga, Antilope dorcas. Painting by George Forster (1754-1794), made during Captain Cooks second voyage of discovery, 1772-1775
Echidna nebulosa, clouded eelFf. 172. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated echidna variegata murona and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
MustelaFf. 7. Mustela Galerva. Drawing by George Forster (1754-1794), made during Captain Cooks second voyage of discovery, 1772-1775
Panthera pardus pardus, African leopardPhotograph of an African leopard skin specimen from West Africa
Djebel Kafzeh, Qafzeh Cave, IsraelThe cave 2.5 km south of Nazareth, Galilee where fossils of early modern Homo sapiens (Homo sapiens sapiens) were found in 1933 by R. Neuville, in 1935 by R. Neuville & M
Child looking at a tiger exhibitSpecimens on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London
Baby mammothFound in the permafrost in 1977, this baby mammoth Dima, estimated to be 6-7 months old at the time of its death, was displayed in London in 1979
Stuffed primates in Gallery 1, The Natural History Museum atStuffed primate specimens on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London
Canis lupus familiaris, dogBallyregan Bob, famous racing greyhound. Specimen on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London
Leptonychotes weddellii, Weddell sealMother Weddell seal with pup. Folio 1906. Ref. Z88fw. Watercolour by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912) from reports of the Discovery Expedition to Antarctica, 1901-1904. Folio 1906. Ref. Z88fw
Rosa canina, dog roseWatercolour no.4 by Ralph Stennett, 1807. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Lucilia sericata, sheep blowflyMyiasis wound on the back of a sheep due to the sheep blowfly (Lucillia sericata) Sarbogard, Hungary. Photographed by Martin Hall
Treatment of ear myiasis in an infected sheep in Sarbogard, Hungary. Photographed by Martin Hall
Cuterebra, rodent botfly3rd instar or stage of the rodent botfly found on a spiny rat (Proechimys sp.) in French Guiana. Photographed by Martin Hall
Gyrostigma rhinocerontis, botfly maggotA adult rhino botfly maggot (Gyrostigma rhinocerontis) extracted from a white rhino, Merseyside. Photographed by Martin Hall
Fossil tooth of some extinct monstrous unknown animal from WPlate 1 from Strata Identified by Organized Fossils by William Smith (1816-1819) (Mastodon arvernensis Croizet & Jobert from Norwich Crag, Pleistocene)
Lucanus cervus L. male stag beetleA close-up of the head of a male stag beetle. It is only the male stag beetles which have antlers. The stag beetle is the U.Ks largest beetle
Six million year old elephant excavated during Paleontology field work, Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Excavations, Abu DhabiPalaeontologists from the Natural History Museum, London, excavate an fossil elephant dating back six million years during an expedition to the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Tibetan horse minderA young Tibetan horse minder, Urulung, Tibet
Elephant ribAn elephant rib that is approximately 6 million years old. From Paleo field trip, Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Homo heidelbergensis mandible (Mauer 1)
Mylodon darwinii, ground sloth toenails13, 000 year old specimens of ground sloth toenails dating from the Pleistocene, Chile
Tooth of Hippopotamus amphibius
Australopithecus africanus mandible (MLD 2)Mandible and teeth of an adolescent male (of about 12 years) Australopithecus africanus discovered at Makapansgat by A.R. Hughes and S. Kitching in July 1948
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
Ground sloth skinSkin of the extinct ground sloth (Mylodon darwinii). This is a 13, 000 year old specimen from the Pleistocene, Chile
Zaedyus pichiy, pichi armadilloPichi armadillo collected by Charles Darwin at Bahia Blanca, Argentina, 1833 (formerly Daspus minutus)
Homo erectus, Solo Man cranium (Ngandong 1)The cranium cast of Solo Man discovered at Ngandong close to the Solo River on the island of Java, Indonesia. The specimen belonging to Homo erectus dates back to no later than 800, 000 years ago
Paranthropus robustus jaw boneLower jaws of Australopithecus robustus. A robustus lived between 1.8 and 1.5 million years ago in South Africa
Sivapithecus & human mandibleA human mandible (on the left) compared with a Sivapithecus mandible. Sivapithecus, an extinct ape from the Miocene, is believed to have lived 9 million years ago
Sivapithecus sivalensisFragments of cranium and mandible of an extinct ape-like primate Sivapithecus sivalensis which lived about 8 million years ago. The specimen was discovered in Potwar, Pakistan
Homo sapiens brainA cast of a human (Homo sapiens) brain held at the Natural History Museum, London
A Homo habilis hammerstoneA hammerstone tool discovered at the Olduvia Gorge, Tanzania dating back to between 1.85 million years ago to 1.6 million years ago