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Man carrying stuffed mammals for the Game Animals of the EmpThe 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
Guide Lecturer, 1932A guide lecturer in 1932 shows visitors around the Game Animals of the Empire exhibition in the Natural History Museum, London
Panthera tigris corbetti, Indochinese tigerTiger skin from Laobao, Vietnam. Specimen held at The Natural History Museum, London
Panthera tigris virgata, Persian tigerFemale tiger skin from Afghanistan. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
Genet a balais, yellow broomIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Felis silvestris silvestris, European wildcatFelis 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)
Cat 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
Felis silvestris catus, catFelis 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)
Oncifelis colocolo, pampas catFelis pajeros. Plate 9 from The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, Vol 1, Part 2 Mammalia, 1838-1839, by Charles Darwin
Panthera onca, jaguar and Tapirus indicus, Asian tapirFelis 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
Prionailurus euptilura, Amur leopard cat
LionDrawing 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
Uncia uncia, snow leopardFelis 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
Panthera tigris balica, Balinese tigerTiger skin from Bali. Specimen held at The Natural History Museum, London
Panthera tigris tigris, Bengal tigerTiger skin from Bengal. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
Viverra sp. civetThis civet specimen was obtained in 1867, and held at The Natural History Museum, London
Panthera tigris sondaica, Javan tigerTiger skin from Java. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
Lion skull with lower jaw 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
Ctenocephalides felis felis, cat fleaA 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
Cynogale lowei, lowes otter civet. Type specimen skin, NM number 27.12.1.93
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
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
Panthera pardus pardus, African leopardPhotograph of an African leopard skin specimen from West Africa
Child looking at a tiger exhibitSpecimens on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London
Panthera tigris sumatrae, Sumatran tigerPhotograph of a Sumatran tiger skin specimen. Collection number 1935.4.6.3
Leopardus pardalis, ocelotFelis pardalis (Linnaeus), Ocelot or Leopard-Cat (Male). Plate 86 from The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, Vol. 2, 1846, by John James Audubon (1785-1851) and John Bachman (1790-1874)
Arachnids in an amber pendantTwo arachnids (Phalaphium sp.) harvestman and (Oxyopes sp.) lynx spider trapped and preserved in amber. The amber has been made into a pendant for a necklace
Ipswichian interglacialPossible scene in Trafalgar Square, London, during the Ipswichian interglacial period (135, 000-70, 000 years before present) with hyena, elephant, hippopotamus, and lion
Faceted chrysoberylTwo cut stones of the gemstone chrysoberyl (beryllium aluminum oxide). This stone is also known as cats eyes
Chrysoberyl cats eyesTwo stones of Chrysoberyl (beryllium aluminum oxide), illustrating the similarity the gemstone has with a cats eye