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Photograph Collection (page 27)

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Diadema antillarum Philippi, sea-urchin

Diadema antillarum Philippi, sea-urchin
Diadema antillarum echinoid, a shallow-water regular echinoid with a formidable array of needle-sharp spines. This species tends to congregate into herds for added protection

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Harbour with Challenger

Harbour with Challenger
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Buildings, Japan

Buildings, Japan
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Devils Peak, Cape Town, South Africa

Devils Peak, Cape Town, South Africa
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Woman in carrying litter, Japan

Woman in carrying litter, Japan
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Native archer, Philippines

Native archer, Philippines
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Collapsed building on a summit, China

Collapsed building on a summit, China
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Woman dressing, Japan

Woman dressing, Japan
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Still Searching At Piltdown

Still Searching At Piltdown
A general impression of the Piltdown Gravel Pit, East Sussex c. 1913, with the goose Chipper, and from left to right, Venus Hargreaves, Arthur Smith Woodward, Charles Dawson

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Cranium and mandible (Piltdown 1 & 2)

Cranium and mandible (Piltdown 1 & 2)
Piltdown man cranium and mandible as reconstructed on the left by Dr. A Smith Woodward and on the right by Professor Arthur Keith

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Key to staff photograph, 1922

Key to staff photograph, 1922
Key to the Natural History Museum staff photograph, June 21st, 1922. For original photograph please see images 056642 and 056644

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Oryctolagus cuniculus, European rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus, European rabbit
Photograph 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

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Panthera pardus pardus, African leopard

Panthera pardus pardus, African leopard
Photograph of an African leopard skin specimen from West Africa

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Child looking at a tiger exhibit

Child looking at a tiger exhibit
Specimens on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Stuffed primates in Gallery 1, The Natural History Museum at

Stuffed primates in Gallery 1, The Natural History Museum at
Stuffed primate specimens on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Professor Chris Stringer

Professor Chris Stringer
Portrait of Professor Chris Stringer, Head of Human Origins at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913)

Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913)
Portrait from a daguerrotype. Wallace was an English naturalist and explorer

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Canis lupus familiaris, dog

Canis lupus familiaris, dog
Ballyregan Bob, famous racing greyhound. Specimen on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Tring Gallery 3

Tring Gallery 3
Specimens on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Alca torda, razorbill feathers

Alca torda, razorbill feathers
Feathers from a razorbill (Alca torda). The razorbill is breeds in coastal regions of northern Europe including Britain and Scandinavia. During the winter months it may be seen in Spain and Morocco

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Volucella sp. hover-fly

Volucella sp. hover-fly
Photograph of a hover-fly (Volucella sp.) on a flower

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Zaedyus pichiy, pichi armadillo

Zaedyus pichiy, pichi armadillo
Pichi armadillo collected by Charles Darwin at Bahia Blanca, Argentina, 1833 (formerly Daspus minutus)

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Fulmarus glacialis, northern fulmar feather

Fulmarus glacialis, northern fulmar feather
Feather from a northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis). The northern fulmar is an oceanic bird which is native to the polar regions

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Panthera tigris sumatrae, Sumatran tiger

Panthera tigris sumatrae, Sumatran tiger
Photograph of a Sumatran tiger skin specimen. Collection number 1935.4.6.3

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Equus zebra, zebra

Equus zebra, zebra
Photograph of a zebra skin specimen, collection number Z 1993.149

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Human biology

Human biology
Find out about the different kinds of memory we use, the Human biology gallery

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Dendroaspis angusticeps, green mamba

Dendroaspis angusticeps, green mamba
Photograph of the skull of a green mamba, showing the snakes upper jaw fangs

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Bulinus sp. Biomphalaria sp. African snails

Bulinus sp. Biomphalaria sp. African snails
A collection of shells of species involved in the life cycle of blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma which gives rise to the disease Schistosomiasis in humans

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Pteropus loochoensis, Okinawa flying fox

Pteropus loochoensis, Okinawa flying fox
A rare specimen of an Okinawa flying fox skin from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePhotograph Collection: James Chester Bradley (1884-1975)

James Chester Bradley (1884-1975)
Portrait of James Chester Bradley, an entomologist and zoologist

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Maurice Chaper

Maurice Chaper
President of the Zoological Society of France, 1884. Page 142 from Societete Zoologique de France. Bulletin Vol 21-22, 1896-1897

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Sir Arthur Keith at the Piltdown memorial

Sir Arthur Keith at the Piltdown memorial
July 22 1938, Sir Arthur Keith unveiling the memorial marking the site of the discovery of the Piltdown skull by Charles Dawson. Photograph loaned to Museum by Charles Taylor Trechmann

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Diceros bicornis, horn of a black rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis, horn of a black rhinoceros
A photograph of a black rhinoceros horn specimen from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Raphael Blanchard (1857-1919)

Raphael Blanchard (1857-1919)
Portrait of Raphael Blanchard, a French botanist. From Archives de Parasitologie Tome XVI No 4, 31 October 1919

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Othniel Charles Marsh (1831-1899)

Othniel Charles Marsh (1831-1899)
Portrait of Othniel Charles Marsh, a vertabrate palaeontologist

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Charles Davies Sherborn (1861-1942)

Charles Davies Sherborn (1861-1942)
Portrait of Charles Davies Sherborn, a British naturalist and geologist. Image from Squire by John Roxborough Norman (1898-1944)

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Alouatta seniculus, red howler monkey

Alouatta seniculus, red howler monkey
Portrait of a red howler monkey, native to the forests in various regions across South America. Photographed by Frank Greenaway

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Strix nebulosa, great grey owl

Strix nebulosa, great grey owl
Close-up photograph of a great grey owl (Strix nebulosa), which can be found from Scandinavia across Siberia to Sakhalin, Alaska, Canada, and parts of the nothwestern United States



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