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Tring
Taxidermy at Tring: how Walter Rothschild procured specimens for the Museum
Walter Rothschild acquired animals from all over the world to study and display at his museum.
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News
Extreme weather from climate change could overwhelm bird eggs
Climate change could leave birds and their eggs unprepared for the extreme weather being thrown at them.
20 October 2021 -
Tring
A shaggy dog story: champion Wolverley Chummie
Before Instagram pet accounts and dog-related memes were a thing, Wolverley Chummie was a bona fide four-legged superstar.
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Collections
The Natural History Museum in lockdown: flesh-eating beetles and exploding fossils
Who is looking after the collections while the Museum is in lockdown?
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Tring
Discover Antarctica in a new exhibit at Tring
A free display which explores the heroic age of Antarctic exploration has opened at the Museum at Tring.
9 March 2020 -
Tring
The tale of the tall emperor penguin
For around 175 years, no one knew the story of the emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) specimen, on display in Gallery One at the Natural History Museum in Tring.
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Anthropocene
Why are some seabirds better at avoiding eating plastic?
Some shearwaters in Australia appear to be better than others at avoiding feeding plastic to their chicks.
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Collections
Hundreds of hummingbirds get a makeover
Cleaning over 300 specimens takes time and a lot of dexterity.
17 August 2018 -
News
Sir David Attenborough films new documentary at Museum
The broadcaster visited Natural History Museum collections to create a documentary revealing the wonder of birds' eggs.
30 March 2018 -
Collections
A journey through the largest egg collection in the world
There are more than a million eggs in the Museum's collection.
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Collections
Walter Rothschild: a curious life
From zebra-drawn carriages to fancy-dressed fleas, take a peek inside the curious world of Walter Rothschild.
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Collections
Colour in the collections: bird taxidermy
The art of taxidermy has become fashionable again in recent years. But it has always been scientifically useful. Bird curator Hein van Grouw demonstrates how it's done.
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News
World's most complete dodo skeleton revealed with 3D technology
The first virtual models of the world's most complete dodo skeletons will allow scientists to investigate this extinct bird in new ways.
12 April 2016 -
News
Are you tough enough? A deadly new exhibition opens at Tring
A line up of specimens of the world's most dangerous creatures is waiting to greet you.
24 March 2014 -
News
Ode to a dodo: new music and research released
Harpsichord composition and evidence in Japan perpetuate the great myth of the dodo.
13 March 2014 -
News
Natural History Museum at Tring wins £76,000 grant
Wolfson Foundation funding will allow the Museum to create a permanent display in the Rothschild Room.
12 February 2018