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Placental Mammal Collection (page 6)

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Skin from a Ground sloth

Skin from a Ground sloth
This rare sloth skin, one of the best examples of its kind, was found in a cave in Chile in the early 1900 s

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Mylodon

Mylodon
Illustration (p.140) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, first illustrated edition 1890

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Illustration of a seal intestine

Illustration of a seal intestine
Drawing of a seal intestine by Edward Wilson. Drawn during the Terra Nova expedition to the South Pole 1910-1913

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Fake rodent skeleton

Fake rodent skeleton
Sent 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

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: The Modern Mrs Jonah

The Modern Mrs Jonah
Eric 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

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Sketch of Dolphins by Edward Wilson

Sketch of Dolphins by Edward Wilson
Plate one from Edward Wilson sTerra Nova sketch book showing three dolphins

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Missourium theristrocaulodon, jaw bone

Missourium theristrocaulodon, jaw bone
Unearthed 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

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: 99% Ape

99% Ape cover illustration

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Graomys lockwoodi

Graomys lockwoodi
Views of Graomys lockwoodi skull. Original specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2010

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Madoqua saltiana, Salts dik-dik

Madoqua saltiana, Salts dik-dik
On 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

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Elephant; Walk Quietly

Elephant; Walk Quietly
A Natural History Museum poster with an elephant design asking visitors to walk quietly. 1968

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Trachypithecus delacouri, delacours langur

Trachypithecus delacouri, delacours langur
Skull of Trachypithecus delacouri, delacours langur. Type specimen catalogue number 32.4.19. Male

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Oligoryzomys victus, St. Vincent pygmy rice rat

Oligoryzomys victus, St. Vincent pygmy rice rat (holotype). Catalogue reference NHM 1897.12.26.1)

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Cervus unicolor brookei, sambar deer

Cervus unicolor brookei, sambar deer
Photograph of BM(NH) 1.3.13.1 Cervus unicolor brookei, Sarawak

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Phyllotis cachinus

Phyllotis cachinus
Views of Phyllotis cachinus skull. Original specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2010

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Engraved mammoth tusk

Engraved mammoth tusk
Mammoth 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

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Mylodon darwinii, ground sloth

Mylodon darwinii, ground sloth
Jaw 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

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Lemur skulls from Madagascar

Lemur skulls from Madagascar
Two skulls show the incredible diversity of lemurs on Madagascar

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Bringing in a prisoner illustration

Bringing in a prisoner illustration (p.84) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, first illustrated edition 1890

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Graomys edithae

Graomys edithae
Views of Graomys edithae skull. Original specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2010

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Children examining tiger, c. 1927. The Natural History Muse

Children examining tiger, c. 1927. The Natural History Muse
This 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

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Taxidermist working on wolf teeth, 1935

Taxidermist working on wolf teeth, 1935
One 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

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Boys sketching giraffes, 1949. The Natural History Museum

Boys sketching giraffes, 1949. The Natural History Museum
For 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

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Nepal tiger, 1913. The Natural History Museum, London

Nepal tiger, 1913. The Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Boys sketching rabbit, 1949. The Natural History Museum, Lo

Boys sketching rabbit, 1949. The Natural History Museum, Lo
To ensure the children actually learnt something during their visit, they had to research and produce a description of the animals they drew

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Lions in debris, 1944. The Natural History Museum, London

Lions in debris, 1944. The Natural History Museum, London
The 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

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Bulldog cranium 1906

Bulldog cranium 1906
Specimen number D94, Bulldog, Canis lupus familiaris. Juvenille bulldog skull, from dog called Neotsfield. 1906

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Affenbande am Flusse

Affenbande am Flusse
A troup of monkeys on the riverside, page 199 from Loango Expedition 1873-1876 published in 1879, by P Gussfeldt et al

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Whaling boats

Whaling boats
A photograph from A Cruise in the Arctic (1888) by Livingstone-Learmonth

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Panther design

Panther design
Drawing 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

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Homo heidelbergensis cranium (Petralona 1)

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

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Micronycteris brachyotis, orange-throated bat

Micronycteris brachyotis, orange-throated bat
An orange-throated bat (Micronycteris brachyotis) photographed in Belize by Frank Greenaway

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Sturnira lilium parvidens, yellow-shouldered bat

Sturnira lilium parvidens, yellow-shouldered bat

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Dragonflies and Fish

Dragonflies and Fish
Dragonflies from Libellulinae Europaeae by Toussaint de Charpenter, 1840. Fish from Voyage de la Coquille, Zoology Atlas II by Duperrey

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Cervidae (family), deer

Cervidae (family), deer
Balgowan (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)

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Rhinolophus hipposideros, lesser horseshoe bat

Rhinolophus hipposideros, lesser horseshoe bat
Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Microchiroptera (suborder), microbat

Microchiroptera (suborder), microbat
Photograph of the left side view of the skull of a microbat, measuring 4cm, with its relatively short snout and lower jaw

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Pteronotus davyi fulvus, Davys naked-backed bat

Pteronotus davyi fulvus, Davys naked-backed bat
A Davys naked-backed bat (Pteronotus davyi fulvus) photographed in Belize by Frank Greenaway

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Megatherium americanum, giant ground sloth

Megatherium americanum, giant ground sloth

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Diphylla ecaudata, hairy-legged vampire bat

Diphylla ecaudata, hairy-legged vampire bat
A hairy-legged vampire bat (Diphylla ecaudata) photographed in Belize by Frank Greenaway

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Capreolus capreolus, western roe deer

Capreolus capreolus, western roe deer
Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Background imagePlacental Mammal Collection: Rhynchonycteris naso, proboscis bat

Rhynchonycteris naso, proboscis bat
A proboscis bat (Rhynchonycteris naso) photographed in Belize by Frank Greenaway



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