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Theria Collection (page 9)

Background imageTheria Collection: Cetacea (order), cetacean stomach contents

Cetacea (order), cetacean stomach contents
Stomach contents of a Cetacean (either a whale, dolphin or a porpoise) preserved in a spirit jar. Specimen stored at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageTheria Collection: Myotis daubentonii, Daubentons bat

Myotis daubentonii, Daubentons bat
A Daubentons bat roosting. Photograph published on page 17 of Bats by Phil Richardson, a Natural History Museum publication, 2002

Background imageTheria Collection: Waterhouse Way, the Natural History Museum

Waterhouse Way, the Natural History Museum
Children in Waterhouse Way looking at the Megatherium, or giant sloth skeleton, Gallery 20, Life Galleries at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageTheria Collection: Models of Pompeii victims

Models of Pompeii victims
Models of the Pompeii, Italy eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, including a dog on display in The Power Within Gallery at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageTheria Collection: Skull of Toxodon platensis

Skull of Toxodon platensis
Three-quarters view. Skull length is 66 cms. Pleistocene specimen collected by Charles Darwin near Montevideo, Uraguay during the voyage of the Beagle 1832-1836

Background imageTheria Collection: Bulldog cranium 2004

Bulldog cranium 2004
Specimen number 2004.1034. Bulldog (male), Canis lupus familiaris

Background imageTheria Collection: Foot of Macrauchenia patachonica

Foot of Macrauchenia patachonica
Maximum dimension 30.5 cms. Pleistocene specimen collected by Charles Darwin in Argentina during the voyage of the Beagle 1832-1836

Background imageTheria Collection: Monkeys pillar design

Monkeys pillar design
Drawing 4 Vol 1 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of pillars at the Natural History Museum, London, 1875. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s

Background imageTheria Collection: Bulldog cranium c. 1860

Bulldog cranium c. 1860
Specimen number 3551, Bulldog, Canis lupus familiaris

Background imageTheria Collection: Great paleotherium

Great paleotherium
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 imageTheria Collection: Goat design

Goat 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 imageTheria Collection: Lepus timideus, hare design

Lepus timideus, hare design
Pencil sketch for the terracotta decoration of the Natural History Museum, London by Alfred Waterhouse 1874-1879. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s

Background imageTheria Collection: Bradypus sp. three-toed sloth

Bradypus sp. three-toed sloth
A mounted skeleton of a three-toed sloth, an arboreal edentate from South and Central America, having long hook-like claws by which it hangs from tree branches

Background imageTheria Collection: Pteronotus parnellii mesoamericanus, common mustached bat

Pteronotus parnellii mesoamericanus, common mustached bat
A common mustached bat (Pteronotus parnellii mesoamericanus) photographed in Belize by Frank Greenaway

Background imageTheria Collection: Scientist at work in the Darwin Centre

Scientist at work in the Darwin Centre
A stranded harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, is examined to establish its age, diet, the number of parasites it bears, and the likely cause of death

Background imageTheria Collection: Carrying model beluga on pole, c. 1934

Carrying model beluga on pole, c. 1934
It took over a year from the closure of the old Whale Hall on 1 January 1934 for the skeletons and models, such as this beluga, to be ready for the public in the new Whale Hall

Background imageTheria Collection: Working on whale carcass, 1930s

Working on whale carcass, 1930s
Since 1913, when the Crowns rights to whales and dolphins stranded or caught in English waters (Fishes Royal) were transferred to the Museum, staff have been monitoring cetacean strandings

Background imageTheria Collection: Viverra sp. civet

Viverra sp. civet
This civet specimen was obtained in 1867, and held at The Natural History Museum, London

Background imageTheria Collection: Capra ibex, alpine ibex

Capra ibex, alpine ibex. Composite shot of the skull of the Capra ibex, alpine ibex

Background imageTheria Collection: German shepherd

German shepherd
A German shepherd, photographed by Harry Taylor

Background imageTheria Collection: Saffy a Belgian shepherd

Saffy a Belgian shepherd, photographed by Harry Taylor

Background imageTheria Collection: Capra ibex, alpine ibex skull

Capra ibex, alpine ibex skull
Capra ibex, alpine ibex. Composite shot of the skull of the Capra ibex, alpine ibex

Background imageTheria Collection: Tetracerus quadricornis, four-horned antelope

Tetracerus quadricornis, four-horned antelope. Skull specimens from the Natural History Museums mammal collection. Specimen reference is 2.8.14.3

Background imageTheria Collection: Polar bear- Grizzly bear hybrid

Polar bear- Grizzly bear hybrid, specimen on display at the Natural History Museum, Tring

Background imageTheria Collection: Dalmation

Dalmation
A Dalmation, photographed by Harry Taylor

Background imageTheria Collection: Beauty of the Quadrumana

Beauty of the Quadrumana
Figures 73 to 76 showing Head of Semnopithecus comatus, head of Cebus capucinus, head of Ateles marginatus and head of Cebus vellerosus. From Darwin, C

Background imageTheria Collection: Canis Magellanicus

Canis Magellanicus
Illustration (plate 5) from Charles Darwins Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle, Mammalia, Part 2, No.1, 1838

Background imageTheria Collection: Toxodon platensis

Toxodon platensis
Pleistocene specimen collected by Charles Darwin near Montevideo, Uraguay during the Voyage of the Beagle 1832-1836. Skull length is 66 cms

Background imageTheria Collection: Beelat (aboriginal name)

Beelat (aboriginal name)

Background imageTheria Collection: Myotragus

Myotragus
This animal which lived around 6000 years ago was from the antelope group. Its remains have been found in the Balearic islands

Background imageTheria Collection: Glyptodon claipes

Glyptodon claipes specimen on display in the Central Hall at the Natural History Museum, London. It was the most armoured of all the ice age mammals

Background imageTheria Collection: Monodelphis fosteri, shrewish short-tailed opossum

Monodelphis fosteri, shrewish short-tailed opossum, skin and skull. Specimen taken from the Natural History Museum mammals collection

Background imageTheria Collection: Baby mammoth

Baby mammoth
Found in the permafrost in 1977, this baby mammoth Dima, estimated to be 6-7 months old at the time of its death, was displayed in London in 1979

Background imageTheria 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 imageTheria Collection: Fossil tooth of some extinct monstrous unknown animal from W

Fossil tooth of some extinct monstrous unknown animal from W
Plate 1 from Strata Identified by Organized Fossils by William Smith (1816-1819) (Mastodon arvernensis Croizet & Jobert from Norwich Crag, Pleistocene)

Background imageTheria Collection: Six million year old elephant

Six million year old elephant excavated during Paleontology field work, Emirate of Abu Dhabi

Background imageTheria Collection: Excavations, Abu Dhabi

Excavations, Abu Dhabi
Palaeontologists from the Natural History Museum, London, excavate an fossil elephant dating back six million years during an expedition to the Emirate of Abu Dhabi

Background imageTheria Collection: Elephant rib

Elephant rib
An elephant rib that is approximately 6 million years old. From Paleo field trip, Emirate of Abu Dhabi

Background imageTheria Collection: Mylodon darwinii, ground sloth toenails

Mylodon darwinii, ground sloth toenails
13, 000 year old specimens of ground sloth toenails dating from the Pleistocene, Chile

Background imageTheria Collection: Tooth of Hippopotamus amphibius

Tooth of Hippopotamus amphibius

Background imageTheria Collection: Ground sloth skin

Ground sloth skin
Skin of the extinct ground sloth (Mylodon darwinii). This is a 13, 000 year old specimen from the Pleistocene, Chile

Background imageTheria Collection: Homo sapiens brain

Homo sapiens brain
A cast of a human (Homo sapiens) brain held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageTheria Collection: A Homo habilis hammerstone

A Homo habilis hammerstone
A hammerstone tool discovered at the Olduvia Gorge, Tanzania dating back to between 1.85 million years ago to 1.6 million years ago

Background imageTheria Collection: Indian gold tore and nose ring c. 1912

Indian gold tore and nose ring c. 1912
Annotated watercolour drawing by Oliva Fanny Tonge (1858-1949), from one of 16 sketchbooks presented to the Natural History Museum in 1952

Background imageTheria Collection: Three unicorns

Three unicorns
Monoceros Unicornu and Caprinonq Marinq. Tab 10 from Beschriving Van de Natuur der Vier-voetige Dieren, 1660 by I. Johnston

Background imageTheria Collection: Megatherium skeleton

Megatherium skeleton
Plate 72 from Le Regne Animal Vol 2 by Georges Cuvier

Background imageTheria Collection: Mammoth

Mammoth
Skeleton of the mammoth in the St. Petersburg Museum. from The World before the Deluge Figuier 1981. by Louis Figier

Background imageTheria 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



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