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Egyptian mummified catPhotograph of an Egyptian mummified cat. Over 2000 years ago, an ancient Egyptian painstakingly wrapped and embalmed this domestic cat as a religious offering to an animal-headed god
Weddell seal skull, Leptonychotes weddelliiSpecimen collected by Robert Falcon Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition
The AmbuscadePlate 19 taken from The Life and Habits of Wild Animals, illustrated with designs by Joseph Wolf, London 1874. Date: 1875
Panthera leo melanochaitus, cape LionThis mounted skin was sent to the Museum in 1954. Shot near South Africas Orange River in about 1830, by Captain Copland-Crawford of the Royal Artillery
Homo erectus, Java Man (Sangiran 17) cranium castThree quarter view of partially reconstructed cranium of Homo erectus Java Man about 700, 000 years old known as Sangiran 17. Discovered by Towikromo in 1969
Homo erectus crania (Ngandong 1 & Trinil)The larger cranium belongs to Homo erectus discovered at Ngandong near to the Solo River on the island of Java, Indonesia
Megalomys luciae, saint lucia giant rice rat (holotype). Catalogue number NHM 1853.12.16.2
Naturally mummified Felis catus, catDried cat found during the demolishing of property on the Duke of Bedfords estate. May 1915. The cat is thought to be approximately 300 years old and had been buried in an air-tight brick-lined cavity
Catopuma temminckii, Asian golden catFelis temminckii. 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)
Homo neanderthalensis hunting in SwanscombeA Homo neanderthalensis group hunting fallow deer on the banks of the river Thames at modern day Swanscombe, Kent 400, 000 years ago. Illustration by Angus McBride
Monodon monoceros, narwhal and Delphinapterus leucas, belugaPlate 47 from British Mammals Vol. 1 & 2 by Archibald Thorburn, 1920-21
Plate 80 of the Reeves Collection (Zoology)LS Plate 80 of the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China, 1774-1856
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
Megaloceros gigantius, giant deerAlso known as the Irish Elk. Model of a male based on specimens found in Ireland from the late Pleistocene
Homo heidelbergensis, Boxgrove Man tibiaThe tibia or shin bone of Boxgrove Man (Homo heidelbergensis) discovered in a quarry at Boxgrove, West Sussex, UK. The specimen dates back 500
Homo sapiens, Cro-Magnon manA model head of Homo sapiens, Cro-Magnon man. Cro-Magnon man, an anatomically modern human lived around 30, 000 years ago in the Dordogne region of France. This model was created by Maurice Wilson
Lion skull viewed from the frontRemains found in the moat of the Tower of London during the 1930s, now in the collections at the Natural History Museum
Homo neanderthalensisA model head of Neanderthal man (Homo neanderthalensis) created by Maurice Wilson. Neanderthal man is believed to have lived between around 130, 000 and 35, 000 years ago
Market square, Iloilo, Panay, PhilippinesA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Hystrichopsylla talpae talpae, mole fleaA macro photograph of the largest flea in the UK, the mole flea (Hystrichopsylla talpae talpae), which is common on small mammals throughout the UK
English Insects illustration of Stag beetles by James BarbutIllustrated plate from The Genera Insectorum of Linnaeus exemplified by various specimens of English insects drawn from Nature (1781) by James Barbut
Lagenorhynchus obscurus, dusky dolphinDelphinus fitzRoyi. Plate from The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, Vol. 1 Part 2 Mammalia, 1838-1839, by Charles Darwin
Homo heidelbergensis, Boxgrove ManAn artists impression of Boxgrove Man (Homo heidelbergensis) based on fossil evidence discovered at a quarry in Boxgrove, Chichester, W. Sussex
Plecotus darjilingensis, paskan (with skull and stomach)No. 9. Plecotus darjilingensis taken from Drawings of Mammalia [press mark Z 88 ff H] by B.H. Hodgson
Phthiracarus sp. box mite or armadillo miteScanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a box mite, showing how the body has fused into one single segment
Fig 100. Ceresa bubalus, buffalo tree-hopperAn exploded line drawing of buffalo tree-hopper
The Soosoo of the Ganges, a river dolphinLine drawing, plate 28 from the Naturalists Library volume XXV11 by Robert Hamilton, 1836
Mammoth thigh boneFossilised thigh bone of a woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) from Siberia. About 40, 000 years old
Upnor elephant, 1926, the Natural History Museum, LondonIn 1911 a party of Royal Engineers cut a practice trench on Tower Hill, Upnor, Kent and disturbed several large bones
Elephant skullsIncluding Elasmotherium sibircum (giant rhinoceros). Illustration from Recherches sur les ossements fossiles de quadrupcdes, by Georges Cuvier, first published in 1812
Elephas maximus, Asian elephantPlate 207 (310) Elephant D Aise. From Histoire Naturelle des Mammifcres, avec des figures originales, Vol. 2, 1819-42, by Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & Baron Georges L. C. Frederic D. Cuvier
Lemur catta, ring tailed lemurPlate 4 from Histoire Naturelle des Singes et des Makis, by Jean-Baptiste Audebert, 1808
Giraffa camelopardalis, giraffePlate 412 (332) Girafe, Femelle. From Histoire Naturelle des Mammifcres, avec des figures originales, Vol. 4, 1819-42, by Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & Baron Georges L. C. Frederic D. Cuvier
Martes flavigula, yellow-throated martenPlate from the collection of drawings of mammals and birds from Nepal, 1818-1858, by Bryan Houghton Hodgson (1800-1894)
Myotis mystacinus, whiskered batPlate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
Designs for the Natural History Museum, by Alfred WaterhouseThis album of 66 original drawings includes 10 illustrations made with terracotta wash indicating how Waterhouse intended the finished pieces to appear
Gigantopithecus model jawModel of Gigantopithecus jaw with Gorilla jaw for scale
Australopithecus boisei (OH5) & Homo habilis (OH24) craniaTwo cranium casts of: (left) Australopithecus boisei known as OH5 and (right) homo habilis known as OH24. Both original specimens were discovered within Bed 1 at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
Morelia spilota, Jaguar carpet pythonMorelia spilota are large snakes of the Pythonidae family
Camelus sp. camelA camel train walking across the deserts of Arabia
Early whale skull of Pakicetus inachus52 million year old specimen of Pakicetus inachus, an early whale from the Eocene period, Chorlakki, Pakistan
Nycticebus coucang, slow lorisPlate from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China, 1774-1856. See also image reference 11520
The Rowland Ward dioramaA young and adult giraffe in the Rowland Ward Diorama at the Natural History Museum, London. This display was removed in 2004
Sketch by Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsOriginal artwork by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, donated by his granddaughter Mary Hawkins
Ficus benghalensis and squirrelBodycolour and watercolour on board, c. 1779. Unknown artist commissined by Mrs Wheler (fl.1780s). Held in the Library and Archives Date: circa 1779
Chimarrogale varennei, lateral view
Chimarrogale varennei, mandible
Chimarrogale varennei, dorsal view