My Grant Museum of Zoology YouTube vlog is now live- come and see some truly fascinating skeletons and specimens.
The Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy is one of the oldest natural history collections in the UK, and is a collection of zoological specimens and dissection material established by Scottish anatomist and zoologist Robert Edmund Grant, for use by students. Open to the public since 1996, it contains 68,000 specimens.
The atmosphere inside the museum is quiet, musty and reeks of old buildings; yet has an underlying smell that's not quite savoury. Mind you, you kind of expect specimens in formaldehyde (and I don't suppose that glass can contain every last drop of dead animal) to smell of something other than Chanel No. 5! I don't think this museum is one for those with a delicate disposition or a weak stomach!
The museum is famous for its jar of moles, and also contains a rare Quagga skeleton- the front of this animal had zebra-like brown and white stripes, but the hindquarters were plain brown.
Come and take a walk in my shoes and I'll show you these plus a Guitarfish; primates which look like they're part of a band; Andy Warhol-esque skeletons of mice in jars and a Penis Worm (that would appeal to mucky little me!) I'll also show you the Micrarium, where tiny specimens are displayed. These include beetles, a whole squid and legs of fleas showing muscles. Yes, really!
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