Images Dated 18th April 2013 (page 51)

Homo sapiens cranium (Mladec 1)
Lateral view of a cast of a skull belonging to a male Homo sapiens discovered at Mladec, Boceks Cave by J. Szombathy, June 1881

Geospiza magnirostris, large ground finch
A specimen of a large ground finch (Geospiza magnirostris) collected in the Galapagos Islands during the Voyage of the Beagle

Letter from Darwin to Wallace dated November 23 1880
Photograph from the Wallace collection in the General Library of The Natural History Museum

Moving specimens to the Darwin Centre
Moving zoological specimens from the old Spirit Building to the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

Choeropus castanotis, chestnut-eared choeropus
Cheropus castanotis. Plate 6 from Mammals of Australia Volume 1, by John Gould, 1863

Taxidermists at work

Chamaeleo jacksonii, Jacksons chameleon
Jacksons chameleon specimen in spirit jar held in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London. This image is on display in the link corridor from the Life Galleries to the Darwin Centre

Sonchus palustris, marsh sow-thistle
One of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London

Specimen label for Geospiza difficilis, sharp-beaked ground
Second of three specimen labels for a finch collected by Dr A. Habel from Abingdon Island, Galapagos Islands in 1868

Insect body
Micrographia: or, Some physical descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses, with observations and enquiries there upon by Robert Hooke (1635-1703), 1665

Sturnira lilium parvidens, yellow-shouldered bat

Lampromyia sp. fly
Larvae of this family Vermilionidae behave like ant-lions, they make a funnel in the sand and wait at the bottom for other invertebrates to fall in. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Calotes calotes, agamid lizard
This agamid lizard is very common in gardens of the wet zone in Sri Lanka

Lepus europaeus, European brown hare
Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

The Darwin Centre
Interior view taken from the 1st floor in the Darwin Centre at The Natural History Museum, London

Homo sapiens cranium (Qafzeh 6)
Lateral view of a cast of (Qafzeh 6), a homo sapiens cranium with dentition. Discovered at Djebel Kafzeh, Israel by R. Neuville & M. Stekelis, 1934. Middle Palaeolithic 250, 000-35, 000 BP

Bos taurus, cattle
Jaw bone and teeth of the Chillingham breed of cattle. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Philoliche longirostris, horse fly
A horse fly specimen from India. This fly uses its long proboscis to feed at flowers. The mouthparts of the female also include shorter blades with which it takes blood

Detail view of the exterior of the Waterhouse Building
The Waterhouse Buiding at the Natural History Museum, London was designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) and first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Detail of terracotta moulding of a dragonfly in the Waterhou
The Waterhouse Buiding at the Natural History Museum, London was designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) and first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

A Limbu and a Gurung, 1847
Watercolour, plate 31, from the collection made by Brian Houghton Hodgson (1800-1894), an employee of the Indian Civil Service from 1818-1843

Cerasus communis, sour cherry
One of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London

Lobaria pulmonaria, lichen
A cut-out of a lichen specimen held in the crypt herbarium at the Natural History Museum, London

Ailurus fulgens, red panda
Plate 96 from the collection of drawings of mammals and birds from Nepal, 1818-1858, by Bryan Houghton Hodgson (1800-1894)

Mustela erminea, ermine
Stoat. Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Ribes sativum, common currant
Plate 30 from Botanicum Medicinale (1759) by Timothy Sheldrake. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Nephilengys malabarensis, orb-web spider
A tropical orb-weaving spider (Nephilengys malabarensis) on its web, photographed in Sri Lanka

A Hayu or Vayu of Nepal, age 60, c. 1840
Photograph, plate 33, from the collection made by Brian Houghton Hodgson (1800-1894), an employee of the Indian Civil Service from 1818-1843

Geospiza magnirostris, large ground finch
A specimen of a large groung finch (geospiza magnirostris) collected in the Galapagos Islands during the Voyage of the Beagle

Homo sapiens (Ckn. UC. 101) cranium (Zhoukoudian)
Lateral and Frontal view of a cast of a skull belonging to Homo sapiens male. Original specimen was discovered in Upper Cave (Shandingdong), South West of Peking, China

Homo sapiens cranium (Mladec 5)
Frontal view of a cast of an adult male Homo sapiens skull disovered at Mladec (Lautsch), Boceks Cave, N. Moravia, Czech Republic, by workers, March 1904

Papaver orientale, Eastern poppy
Folio 22 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Certhidea olivacea, warbler-finch
A specimen of a warbler-finch (Certhidea olivacea) collected in the Galapagos Islands during the Voyage of the Beagle

Nyctalus noctula, common noctule
Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Lepus europaeus, European brown hare
Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Sprekelia formosissima, jacobean lily

Pallasite slab
The Esquel pallasite, composed of gem-quality olivine crystals embedded in metal. Pallasites are perhaps the most beautiful of all meteorites. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Detail view of the exterior of the Waterhouse Building
The Waterhouse Buiding at the Natural History Museum, London was designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) and first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Homo sapiens (Goughs Cave) ulna
Broken human ulna excavated from Goughs Cave, Cheddar, Somerset dated at around 14, 000 to 12, 000 years old, late upper palaeolithic (Creswellian)

Homo sapiens skull
Lateral and frontal view of a cast of Homo sapiens skull from Eliye Springs, Kenya. Middle Pleistocene 790, 000-130, 000

Montane rainforest, Sri Lanka
Montane rainforest in Nuwara Eliya area, Sri Lanka

Oestridae, botfly larva
Scanning electron microscope image of a botfly larva. They are parasites feeding on skin in the case of warble flies, nostrils in the flies that affect sheep and deer

Homo neanderthalensis cranium (Guattari 1)
Lateral and frontal view of a cast of the skull belonging to Homo Neanderthalensis (Neandertal Man), adult male, discovered at Grotta Guattari, Mount Circeo, Italy, by A. Guattari, 1939

Archaic Homo sapiens cranium (Laetoli 18)
Facial view of a cast of Ngaloba, Laetoli Hominid 18, Tanzania. Middle Pleistocene 790, 000-130, 000 BP

Pipistrellus pipistrellus, common pipistrelle
Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Citrus medica, citron
One of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London

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

Exterior view of the Waterhouse Building
The Waterhouse Buiding at the Natural History Museum, London was designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) and first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

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