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Skin from a Ground slothThis rare sloth skin, one of the best examples of its kind, was found in a cave in Chile in the early 1900 s
MylodonIllustration (p.140) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, first illustrated edition 1890
Illustration of a seal intestineDrawing of a seal intestine by Edward Wilson. Drawn during the Terra Nova expedition to the South Pole 1910-1913
Fake rodent skeletonSent to the Museum by amateur palaeontologist Reverend C Green in 1843. The skeleton had not been dug out of the ground whole and bones belonged to different individuals
The Modern Mrs JonahEric the Whale at Olympia. Eric, the huge 65-ton whale which arrived at Olympia yesterday from America, was on view there this morning for the first time
Sketch of Dolphins by Edward WilsonPlate one from Edward Wilson sTerra Nova sketch book showing three dolphins
Missourium theristrocaulodon, jaw boneUnearthed in 1840 on the shore of the Pomme de Terre River in Missouri by Albert Koch. The enormous skulls, jaws and bones all belonged to an extinct relative of the elephant
99% Ape cover illustration
Graomys lockwoodiViews of Graomys lockwoodi skull. Original specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2010
Madoqua saltiana, Salts dik-dikOn display in the Natural History Museums whale and mammal gallery (number 24). Its common name, dik-dik (or dikdik) is thought to have dervied from the sound it makes whilst running
Elephant; Walk QuietlyA Natural History Museum poster with an elephant design asking visitors to walk quietly. 1968
Trachypithecus delacouri, delacours langurSkull of Trachypithecus delacouri, delacours langur. Type specimen catalogue number 32.4.19. Male
Oligoryzomys victus, St. Vincent pygmy rice rat (holotype). Catalogue reference NHM 1897.12.26.1)
Cervus unicolor brookei, sambar deerPhotograph of BM(NH) 1.3.13.1 Cervus unicolor brookei, Sarawak
Phyllotis cachinusViews of Phyllotis cachinus skull. Original specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2010
Engraved mammoth tuskMammoth tusk engraved of Grevettian age. 25, 000 - 30, 000 years ago during the Upper Palaeolithic and within the great Stone Age from Dolni Vestonice, Moravia, Czech Republic
Mylodon darwinii, ground slothJaw bone collected by Charles Darwin when he stepped off the Beagle in Argentina. First officially recorded by Richard Owen, the first Superintendent of the Museum
Lemur skulls from MadagascarTwo skulls show the incredible diversity of lemurs on Madagascar
Bringing in a prisoner illustration (p.84) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, first illustrated edition 1890
Graomys edithaeViews of Graomys edithae skull. Original specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2010
Children examining tiger, c. 1927. The Natural History MuseThis white tiger was shot in the Rewa jungle in early 1925 by the Maharajah Gulab Singh. The Maharajah presented this animal to George V, who in turn loaned the specimen to the Museum in February 1926
Taxidermist working on wolf teeth, 1935One of the several behind-the-scenes shots taken for the February 1935 edition of Weekly Illustrated, 1st Class Technical Assistant Percy Stammwitz adds final touches to the teeth of a wolf
Boys sketching giraffes, 1949. The Natural History MuseumFor the really keen young naturalist aged between 10 and 15, a Junior Naturalists Club was established. Entry was gained by producing a piece of fieldwork to prove ones dedication to the study of
Nepal tiger, 1913. The Natural History Museum, London
Boys sketching rabbit, 1949. The Natural History Museum, LoTo ensure the children actually learnt something during their visit, they had to research and produce a description of the animals they drew
Lions in debris, 1944. The Natural History Museum, LondonThe flying bomb of 11 July 1944 followed one on 5 July, and together the two did a great deal of damage, as can be seen here in the Lower Mammal Gallery
Bulldog cranium 1906Specimen number D94, Bulldog, Canis lupus familiaris. Juvenille bulldog skull, from dog called Neotsfield. 1906
Affenbande am FlusseA troup of monkeys on the riverside, page 199 from Loango Expedition 1873-1876 published in 1879, by P Gussfeldt et al
Whaling boatsA photograph from A Cruise in the Arctic (1888) by Livingstone-Learmonth
Panther 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
Homo heidelbergensis cranium (Petralona 1)An adult male cranium (cast) discovered at the foot of Katsika Hill, Petralona, south east of Thessaloniki, Greece. The specimen dates back 400, 000 years. It was discovered by J
Micronycteris brachyotis, orange-throated batAn orange-throated bat (Micronycteris brachyotis) photographed in Belize by Frank Greenaway
Sturnira lilium parvidens, yellow-shouldered bat
Dragonflies and FishDragonflies from Libellulinae Europaeae by Toussaint de Charpenter, 1840. Fish from Voyage de la Coquille, Zoology Atlas II by Duperrey
Cervidae (family), deerBalgowan (deer park in Perthshire, Scotland). Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
Rhinolophus hipposideros, lesser horseshoe batPlate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
Microchiroptera (suborder), microbatPhotograph of the left side view of the skull of a microbat, measuring 4cm, with its relatively short snout and lower jaw
Pteronotus davyi fulvus, Davys naked-backed batA Davys naked-backed bat (Pteronotus davyi fulvus) photographed in Belize by Frank Greenaway
Megatherium americanum, giant ground sloth
Diphylla ecaudata, hairy-legged vampire batA hairy-legged vampire bat (Diphylla ecaudata) photographed in Belize by Frank Greenaway
Capreolus capreolus, western roe deerPlate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
Rhynchonycteris naso, proboscis batA proboscis bat (Rhynchonycteris naso) photographed in Belize by Frank Greenaway