It’s time for another round of our Booth Museum Animal, Vegetable or Mineral? quiz. Can you guess what the mystery object is before we reveal the answer? Mystery object of the day Read the clues and scroll down for the … Continued
The revelation of the answer is today, 15th May, as it is Endangered Species Day. That gives a clue as to what links three of these mammals – three of them are threatened from human activity. So the animal which … Continued
The Booth Museum has a question for you, how much do you know about mammals? Here are four appealing mammal portraits. There are many similarities and differences, but three of them are linked specifically to each other. The other is … Continued
… Lee Ismail, Curator of Natural Sciences This is the second blog on mammal taxidermy. This time describing the processes of preparing a mammal as a posed mount rather than as a flat skin. [slideshow] The mammal used was a rabbit … Continued
… Lee Ismail, Curator of Natural Sciences This article describes the processes of taxidermy. Any keen readers of the Royal Pavilion & Brighton Museums blog will know that I previously worked on bird taxidermy as part of the Monument Fellowship programme at the … Continued
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