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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
Detail of terracotta moulding of monkeys in the Waterhouse BThe Waterhouse Buiding at the Natural History Museum, London was designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) and first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Micronycteris nicefori, large-eared batA large-eared bat (Micronycteris nicefori) photographed in Belize by Frank Greenaway
Sus sp. hog, Siamese breedPlate 2 from The Breeds of the Domestic Animals of the British Islands Vol. 2, 1842, by David Low (1786-1859)
Hyracotherium skullSkull, 13 cm long, from the London Clay, Harwich, Essex. Hyracotherium, is the earliest known horse from the late Palaeocene and early Eocene of North America and Europe
Drawing of the wing of a bat from Owens book On the NatureFrom Richard Owens book On the Nature of Limbs (1849)
Homo ergaster cranium (KNM - ER 3733)Homo ergaster cranium from Koobi Fora, Area 104, Kenya. Cast of KNM - ER 3733. side view. Scale in cms. This specimen discovered in 1975 by Bernard Ngeneo dates back to 1.6 million years ago
Paranthropus robustus cranium with perforationsCast of cranial bones of Paranthropus robustus with two perforations probably made by a leopard. Original skull from Swartkrans, Transvaal, S. Africa
Simia melanocephalaPlate 29 from Recueil d Observations de Zoologie et d Anatomie Comparee, Vol. 1, by Alexander von Humboldt & Aime Bonpland, published 1811
Dusicyon antarcticus, Falkland foxStudy skin of a female specimen from West Falkland Island. Scale is in centimetres
Manidae manis, pangolinLS Plate 82 of the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China, 1774-1856
Plate 4 in Reliquiae Diluvianae (1823)Compares the jaw of a modern Cape hyena (top) with the larger jaws of the extinct hyena species found at Kirkdale Cave
Mammuthus trogontherii, steppe mammothCranium and tusks of this Pleistocene steppe mammoth found at Ilford, Essex, England on display at the Natural History Museum, London
Brontotherium skullSkull measuring 730 mm left to right, without the lower jaw, of Brontotherium, a gigantic Oligocene browsing ungulate from Nabraska, North America
Tupaia glis, common tree shrew teeth
Nesolagus netscheri, Sumatran rabbitPhotograph, viewed from above, of a Sumatran rabbit skin specimen from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London
Homo sapiens cranium (UC 101)Skull UC 101 discovered at the upper cave (Shandingdong), Zhoukoudian, China. This specimen belonging to Modern Homo sapiens dates back to 30, 000 years ago
Plate 73 of the Reeves Collection (Zoology)LS Plate 73 of the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China, 1774-1856
Osedax mucofloris, North sea marine wormOsedax mucofloris is also known as the bone-eating snot-flower worm. The remarkable whalebone-eating polychaete worm, shown here dissected from a Minke whale bone that was recovered off the west
Archaic Homo sapiens cranium (Laetoli 18)A front view of a cranium belonging to Archaic Homo sapiens dating back to 150, 000 years ago. This specimen known as Laetoli 18 was discovered within the Ngaloba bed at Laetoli in Tanazania
Tupaia glis, common tree shrewTeeth in the upper mandible of a male comon tree shrew, showing the fundamental mammalian triangle of sharp, pointed cusps. Scale is in millimetres
A puma-leopard hybridA hybrid of a puma and a leopard, (about 1 metre in length) on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring. Close-up of head
Whale heartA freeze dried specimen of a Whales heart, thought to be from an immature Sperm Whale. Held in the Natural History Museums Department of Zoology. Approximately 1 metre in length
Casts of Australopithecus boisei jaw bonesCasts of Upper jaw (left) of Australopithecus (Paranthropus) boisei from the Olduvai Gorge; lower jaw (right) of Australopithecus (Paranthropus) boisei from Peninj