I was just wondering whether anyone had a list of the species exhibited at the Natural History Museum at Tring. I am visiting the Museum sometime late December to early January in order to record all the species there for the purpose of seeing some of the rare specimens on display at the museum, some of which cannot be found anywhere else (thinking the jaglion, leopard x puma and some of the rare duikers.).
I don't have a list of everything on display but this is a list of the specimens I have photos of from my portfolio (last visited a few months ago): Large harlequin beetle (preserved) Acrocinus longimanus Agami heron (stuffed) Agamia agami Green catbird (stuffed) Ailuroedus crassirostris Wood duck × mallard (male - stuffed) Aix sponsa × Anas platyrhynchos Bubal hartebeest (mounted head) Alcelaphus buselaphus Red hartebeest (mounted head) Alcelaphus caama Neumann's hartebeest (mounted head) Alcelaphus lelwel × A. swaynei Lichtenstein's hartebeest (mounted head) Alcelaphus lichtensteini Swayne's hartebeest (mounted head) Alcelaphus swaynei Seychelles blue pigeon (stuffed) Alectroenas pulcherrimus Cut-throat (stuffed) Amadina fasciata St. Vincent amazon (stuffed) Amazona guildingii MacGregor's bowerbird (stuffed) Amblyornis macgregoriae Barbary sheep (stuffed) Ammotragus lervia Auckland Island teals (stuffed) Anas aucklandica Kultarrs (stuffed) Antechinomys laniger Yellow-footed antechinus (stuffed) Antechinus flavipes Antheraea helferi (preserved) Antheraea helferi Red wattlebirds (stuffed) Anthochaera carunculata Tawny pipits (stuffed) Anthus campestris Red-throated pipits (stuffed) Anthus cervinus Richard's pipit (stuffed) Anthus richardi Water pipit (stuffed) Anthus spinoletta spinoletta Brolga (stuffed) Antigone rubicunda Azara's douroucouli (stuffed) Aotus azarae Eastern imperial eagle (stuffed) Aquila heliaca Limpkin (stuffed) Aramus guarauna Squacco heron (stuffed) Ardeola ralloides Asterope sapphira (preserved) Asterope sapphira Pitta-like ground-roller (stuffed) Atelornis pittoides Burrowing owl (stuffed) Athene cunicularia Barbary ground squirrel (stuffed) Atlantoxerus getulus Spotted-winged fruit bat (stuffed) Balionycteris maculata Baryonyx walkeri (vertebrae) Baryonyx walkeri Horsfield's frogmouth (stuffed) Batrachostomus javensis affinis Bushy-tailed mongoose (stuffed) Bdeogale crassicauda tenuis Boodie (stuffed) Bettongia lesueur Giant cockroach (preserved) Blaberus giganteus Northern short-tailed shrews (stuffed) Blarina brevicauda Yak (mounted head) Bos grunniens Pale-throated three-toed sloth (stuffed) Bradypus tridactylus Owl moth (preserved) Brahmaea wallichii Southern naked-tailed armadillo (stuffed) Cabassous unicinctus White bald uakari (stuffed) Cacajao calvus calvus Red bald uakari (stuffed) Cacajao calvus rubicundus Congo golden mole (stuffed) Calcochloris leucorhinus Yellow golden mole (stuffed) Calcochloris obtusirostris Purple sandpiper (stuffed) Calidris maritima Masked titi (stuffed) Callicebus personatus s.l. Callipogon barbatus (male - preserved) Callipogon barbatus Gang-gang cockatoo (stuffed) Callocephalon fimbriatum Golden-mantled ground squirrel (stuffed) Callospermophilus lateralis Central American woolly opossum (stuffed) Caluromys derbianus Bare-tailed woolly opossum (stuffed) Caluromys philander Dromedary (stuffed) Camelus dromedarius Golden jackal (stuffed) Canis aureus Wild goat (mounted head) Capra aegagrus East Caucasian tur (stuffed) Capra cylindricornis Siberian ibex (mounted head) Capra sibirica Japanese serow (stuffed) Capricornis crispus Indochinese serow (mounted head) Capricornis maritimus Caracal (stuffed) Caracal caracal Great white shark (teeth) Carcharodon carcharias European goldfinch (melanistic - stuffed) Carduelis carduelis britannica Northern cassowary (stuffed) Casuarius unappendiculatus Red underwing (preserved) Catocala nupta Peters' duiker (stuffed) Cephalophus callipygus Bay duiker (stuffed) Cephalophus dorsalis White-bellied duiker (stuffed) Cephalophus leucogaster Black-fronted duiker (stuffed) Cephalophus nigrifrons Abbott's duiker (stuffed) Cephalophus spadix Amazonian umbrellabird (stuffed) Cephalopterus ornatus Rufous-tailed scrub-robin (stuffed) Cercotrichas galactotes Crab-eating zorro (stuffed) Cerdocyon thous Basking shark (preserved gill-rakers) Cetorhinus maximus Little woodstar (stuffed) Chaetocercus bombus Greater dwarf lemur (stuffed) Cheirogaleus major Galapagos giant tortoise (stuffed) Chelonoidis nigra Yellow-handed titi (stuffed) Cheracebus torquatus s.l. Large silverstripe (preserved) Childrena childreni Fawn-breasted bowerbird (stuffed) Chlamydera cerviniventris White-winged black tern (stuffed with chick) Chlidonias leucopterus Peruvian shield mantis (preserved) Choeradodis rhombicollis Cholus parallelogrammus (preserved) Cholus parallelogrammus Lady Amherst's × golden pheasant (male - stuffed) Chrysolophus amherstiae × C. pictus Black-banded owl (stuffed) Ciccaba huhula Wilson's bird-of-paradise (stuffed) Cicinnurus respublica White stork (stuffed) Ciconia ciconia ciconia Montagu's harrier (female - stuffed) Circus pygargus Velvet satinbird (stuffed) Cnemophilus loriae Black-billed cuckoo (stuffed) Coccyzus erythropthalmus Purple tip (preserved) Colotis ione Star-nosed mole (stuffed) Condylura cristata Carolina parakeet (stuffed) Conuropsis carolinensis North New Guinea crocodile (stuffed) Crocodylus cf. novaeguineae Small-billed tinamou (stuffed) Crypturellus parvirostris Eurasian cuckoo (eggs) Cuculus canorus Eurasian cuckoo (albino - stuffed) Cuculus canorus Azure tit (stuffed) Cyanistes cyanus Central American silky anteater (stuffed) Cyclopes cf. dorsalis Otter civet (stuffed) Cynogale bennettii Dacentrurus armatus (tail spike) Dacentrurus armatus Long-fingered triok (stuffed) Dactylopsila palpator New Guinean quoll (stuffed) Dasyurus albopunctatus Western quoll (stuffed) Dasyurus geoffroii Southern tree hyrax (stuffed) Dendrohyrax arboreus Western tree hyrax (stuffed) Dendrohyrax dorsalis Eastern tree hyrax (stuffed) Dendrohyrax validus Sumatran rhinoceros (mounted head) Dicerorhinus sumatrensis Sumatran rhinoceros (stuffed) Dicerorhinus sumatrensis Common opossum (stuffed) Didelphis marsupialis Southern royal albatross (stuffed) Diomedea epomophora Wandering albatross (stuffed chick) Diomedea exulans Hose's civet (stuffed) Diplogale hosei Feather-tailed possum (stuffed) Distoechurus pennatus Crab-plover (stuffed) Dromas ardeola Neptune beetle (preserved) Dynastes neptunus Great diving beetles (preserved) Dytiscus marginalis Asiatic elephant (skull) Elephas maximus Eligma duplicata (preserved) Eligma duplicata Rustic bunting (male - stuffed) Emberiza rustica rustica Eastern moa (skeleton) Emeus crassus Somali wild ass (stuffed) Equus africanus somalicus Asiatic wild ass (stuffed) Equus hemionus Kiang (stuffed) Equus kiang Burchell's zebra (stuffed) Equus quagga burchellii Quagga (stuffed) Equus quagga quagga Cape mountain zebra (stuffed) Equus zebra zebra Bearded seal (stuffed) Erignathus barbatus Eurasian robin (isabelline - stuffed) Erithacus rubecula melophilus Garnet pitta (stuffed) Erythropitta granatina Ceiba borer beetle (preserved) Euchroma gigantea Red-fronted gazelle (stuffed) Eudorcas rufifrons Macaroni penguins (stuffed) Eudyptes chrysolophus Fiordland crested penguin (stuffed) Eudyptes pachyrhynchus Steller's sea lion (stuffed) Eumetopias jubatus Gaudy sphinx (preserved) Eumorpha labruscae Southern needle-clawed bushbaby (stuffed) Euoticus elegantulus Red-collared widowbird (stuffed) Euplectes ardens Goliath stick insect (preserved) Eurycnema goliath Dollarbird (stuffed) Eurystomus orientalis Mauritius kestrel (stuffed) Falco punctatus Atlantic puffin (piebald - stuffed) Fratercula arctica Fulgora laternaria (preserved) Fulgora laternaria Pyrenean desman (stuffed) Galemys pyrenaica Little grison (stuffed) Galictis cuja Luzon bleeding-heart (stuffed) Gallicolumba luzonica Common snipe (stuffed chicks) Gallinago gallinago gallinago Chicken × helmeted guineafowl (stuffed) Gallus gallus domesticus × Numida meleagris Chicken × common pheasant (stuffed) Gallus gallus domesticus × Phasianus colchicus Grey jungle fowl (male - stuffed) Gallus sonneratii Green jungle fowl (male - stuffed) Gallus varius Eurasian jay (leucistic - stuffed) Garrulus glandarius rufitergum Gharial (male - stuffed) Gavialis gangeticus Slender-horned gazelle (stuffed) Gazella leptoceros Speke's gazelle (mounted head) Gazella spekei Pardine genet (stuffed) Genetta pardina Scaly ground-roller (stuffed) Geobiastes squamiger Zebra dove (stuffed) Geopelia striata Squatter pigeon (stuffed) Geophaps scripta Giraffe (stuffed calf) Giraffa sp. Queen goliath beetle (preserved) Goliathus regius Wandering violin mantis (preserved) Gongylus gongylodes Gonimbrasia zambesina (male - preserved) Gonimbrasia zambesina Mountain gorilla (stuffed) Gorilla beringei beringei Brazilian gracile opossum (stuffed) Gracilinanus microtarsus Purple-spotted swallowtail (preserved) Graphium weiskei Common crane (stuffed) Grus grus grus European mole cricket (preserved) Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa Crimson fruitcrow (stuffed) Haematoderus militaris Haestasaurus becklesii (skin impression) Haestasaurus becklesii Pallas' fish eagle (stuffed) Haliaeetus leucoryphus Brahminy kite (stuffed) Haliastur indus Heliconius ethilla (preserved) Heliconius ethilla Sungrebe (stuffed) Heliornis fulica Highland streaked tenrec (stuffed) Hemicentetes nigriceps Himalayan tahr (mounted head) Hemitragus jemlahicus Sable antelope (skull and horns) Hippotragus niger Sable antelope (stuffed) Hippotragus niger Barn swallow (albino - stuffed) Hirundo rustica rustica Harlequin duck (stuffed) Histrionicus histrionicus Hoplia coerulea (preserved) Hoplia coerulea Brown hyaena (stuffed) Hyaena brunnea Leopard seal (stuffed) Hydrurga leptonyx Water chevrotain (stuffed) Hyemoschus aquaticus Hylaeosaurus armatus (spike) Hylaeosaurus armatus Hylaeosaurus armatus (fossil) Hylaeosaurus armatus Silvery gibbon (stuffed) Hylobates moloch Giant forest hog (stuffed) Hylochoerus meinertzhageni Short-tailed gymnure (stuffed) Hylomys suillus Spot-backed antshrike (stuffed) Hypoedaleus guttatus Barred rail (stuffed) Hypotaenidia torquata Hammer-headed bat (male - stuffed) Hypsignathus monstrosus Hypsilophodon foxii (juvenile skeleton) Hypsilophodon foxii Musky rat kangaroo (stuffed) Hypsiprymnodon moschatus Northern white-tailed mongoose (stuffed) Ichneumia albicauda albicauda Thirteen-lined ground squirrel (stuffed) Ictidomys tridecemlineatus Iguanodon bernissartensis (femur and tibia) Iguanodon bernissartensis Amazon river dolphin (skeleton) Inia geoffrensis s.l. Southern brown bandicoot (stuffed) Isoodon obesulus Painted bat (stuffed) Kerivoula picta Puku (stuffed) Kobus vardonii Puku (mounted head) Kobus vardonii Porbeagle (stuffed) Lamna nasus Lesser grey shrike (stuffed) Lanius minor minor Woodchat shrike (stuffed) Lanius senator senator Grey-breasted crake (stuffed) Laterallus exilis Weasel sportive lemur (stuffed) Lepilemur mustelinus Red-tailed sportive lemur (stuffed) Lepilemur ruficaudatus Serval (melanistic - stuffed) Leptailurus serval Weddell seal (stuffed) Leptonychotes weddellii Marabou stork (stuffed) Leptoptilos crumenifer Greater adjutant (stuffed) Leptoptilos dubius Green-tailed trainbearer (stuffed) Lesbia nuna Lethocerus annulipes (preserved) Lethocerus annulipes King shag (stuffed) Leucocarbo carunculatus Owly sulphur (preserved) Libelloides coccajus Crabeater seal (stuffed) Lobodon carcinophaga Topknot pigeon (stuffed) Lopholaimus antarcticus Kalij pheasant (male - stuffed) Lophura leucomelanos Red crossbill (male - stuffed) Loxia curvirostra curvirostra White-winged crossbill (male - stuffed) Loxia leucoptera bifasciata Parrot crossbill (male - stuffed) Loxia pytyopsittaca African forest elephant (skull) Loxodonta cyclotis African forest elephant (immature male - stuffed) Loxodonta cyclotis Lutrine opossum (stuffed) Lutreolina crassicaudata Culpeo (stuffed) Lycalopex culpaeus Halmahera paradise-crow (stuffed) Lycocorax pyrrhopterus Tibetan lynx (stuffed) Lynx lynx isabellinus Iberian lynx (stuffed) Lynx pardinus MacGregor's giant honeyeater (stuffed) Macgregoria pulchra Maleo (stuffed) Macrocephalon maleo Greater bilby (stuffed) Macrotis lagotis Lesser bilby (stuffed) Macrotis leucura Splendid fairy-wren (stuffed) Malurus splendens Woolly mammoth (tusk) Mammuthus primigenius Sunda pangolin (stuffed) Manis javanica Alston's mouse opossums (stuffed) Marmosa alstoni King whip (preserved) Mastigoproctus formidabilis Hellwald's maxomys (stuffed) Maxomys hellwaldii Little red brocket deer (buck - stuffed) Mazama rufina Central African slender-snouted crocodile (stuffed) Mecistops leptorhynchus Yellow-eyed penguin (stuffed) Megadyptes antipodes Megaloprepus caerulatus (preserved) Megaloprepus caerulatus Tabon scrubfowl (stuffed) Megapodius cumingii Burmese ferret badger (stuffed) Melogale personata Sloth bear (stuffed) Melursus ursinus Quahog (shell) Mercenaria mercenaria Brown four-eyed opossum (stuffed) Metachirus nudicaudatus Brown mouse lemur (stuffed) Microcebus rufus Black-thighed falconets (stuffed) Microhierax fringillarius Red kite (stuffed chick) Milvus milvus Northern elephant seal (male - stuffed) Mirounga angustirostris Southern elephant seal (male - stuffed) Mirounga leonina Northern giant mouse lemur (stuffed) Mirza cf. zaza Mediterranean monk seal (stuffed) Monachus monachus Violin beetle (preserved) Mormolyce phyllodes Cypris morpho (preserved) Morpho cypris Menelaus blue morpho (preserved) Morpho menelaus Sulkowski's morpho (preserved) Morpho sulkowskyi Cape gannet (stuffed) Morus capensis Blue-headed wagtails (stuffed) Motacilla flava flava British yellow wagtails (stuffed) Motacilla flava flavissima Red muntjac (albino - stuffed) Muntiacus muntjak s.l. Altai weasel (stuffed) Mustela altaica Steppe polecat (stuffed) Mustela eversmanii Long-tailed weasel (stuffed) Mustela frenata Malay weasel (stuffed) Mustela nudipes Teledu (stuffed) Mydaus javanensis Pantot (stuffed) Mydaus marchei African pygmy squirrel (stuffed) Myosciurus pumilio Two-spotted civet (stuffed) Nandinia binotata Grant's gazelle (mounted heads) Nanger granti granti Soemmerring's gazelle (mounted heads) Nanger soemmerringii soemmerringii Indo-Pacific finless porpoise (skeleton) Neophocaena cf. phocaenoides Royal antelope (stuffed) Neotragus pygmaeus Kaka (stuffed) Nestor meridionalis Nilgiri tahr (mounted head) Nilgiritragus hylocrius Indian softshell turtle (stuffed) Nilssonia gangetica Black-striped wallaby (stuffed) Notamacropus dorsalis Toolache wallaby (stuffed) Notamacropus greyi Western brush wallaby (stuffed) Notamacropus irma Whiptail wallaby (stuffed) Notamacropus parryi Helmeted guineafowl × blue peafowl (stuffed) Numida meleagris × Pavo cristatus Pacific walrus (stuffed) Odobenus rosmarus divergens Mule deer (mounted head) Odocoileus hemionus White-tailed deer (mounted head) Odocoileus virginianus Oedipoda germanica (preserved) Oedipoda germanica Namaqua dove (stuffed) Oena capensis Desert wheatears (stuffed) Oenanthe deserti Isabelline wheatear (stuffed) Oenanthe isabellina Ogcogaster segmentator (preserved) Ogcogaster segmentator Ross seal (stuffed) Ommatophoca rossii Bridled nail-tail wallaby (stuffed) Onychogalea fraenata Crescent nail-tail wallaby (stuffed) Onychogalea lunata Northern nail-tail wallaby (stuffed) Onychogalea unguifera Rocky Mountain goat (stuffed) Oreamnos americanus Poseidon green birdwing (preserved) Ornithoptera priamus poseidon Bougainville green birdwing Ornithoptera priamus urvillianus Antilopine wallaroo (stuffed) Osphranter antilopinus Snow sheep (mounted head) Ovis nivicola Cyprus mouflon (stuffed) Ovis orientalis ophion Ivory gull (stuffed) Pagophila eburnea Eastern chimpanzee (stuffed) Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii Lion × jaguar (stuffed) Panthera leo × P. onca Leopard × puma (stuffed) Panthera pardus × Puma concolor Indian leopard (stuffed) Panthera pardus fusca Amur leopard (stuffed) Panthera pardus orientalis Tiger (stuffed cub) Panthera tigris Chiru (mounted head) Pantholops hodgsonii Pantydraco caducus (juvenile hand bones) Pantydraco caducus Pantydraco caducus (partial tail) Pantydraco caducus Giant blue swallowtail (preserved) Papilio zalmoxis Long-tailed paradigalla (stuffed) Paradigalla carunculata Emperor bird-of-paradise (male - stuffed) Paradisaea guilielmi Blue bird-of-paradise (male - stuffed) Paradisaea rudolphi Elegant tit (stuffed) Pardaliparus elegans Marbled cat (stuffed) Pardofelis marmorata Carola's parotia (stuffed) Parotia carolae Australian pelican (stuffed) Pelecanus conspicillatus American white pelican (stuffed) Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Tarantula hawk wasp (preserved) Pepsis sp. Daurian partridge (stuffed) Perdix dauurica Grey partridges (aberrant plumage - stuffed) Perdix perdix Yellow-bellied glider (stuffed) Petaurus australis Rothschild's rock wallaby (stuffed) Petrogale rothschildi North African elephant shrew (stuffed) Petrosaltator rozeti Pitt Island shag (stuffed) Phalacrocorax featherstoni Spotted shag (stuffed) Phalacrocorax punctatus White-eared brown dove (stuffed) Phapitreron leucotis Flock bronzewing (stuffed) Phaps histrionica Resplendent quetzal (male - stuffed) Pharomachrus mocinno Brush-tailed phascogale (stuffed) Phascogale tapoatafa Rose-breasted grosbeak (male - stuffed) Pheucticus ludovicianus Light-mantled sooty albatross (stuffed chick) Phoebetria palpebrata Light-mantled sooty albatross (stuffed) Phoebetria palpebrata White-necked picathartes (stuffed) Picathartes gymnocephalus Pine grosbeak (female - stuffed) Pinicola enucleator enucleator Buffy saki (stuffed) Pithecia albicans European golden plover (isabelline - stuffed) Pluvialis apricaria Crocodile bird (stuffed) Pluvianus aegyptius African finfoot (stuffed) Podica senegalensis Red-necked grebe (stuffed) Podiceps grisegena grisegena Pied-billed grebe (stuffed) Podilymbus podiceps Pygmy hog (stuffed) Porcula salvania Pyjama shark (stuffed) Poroderma africanum Azure gallinule (stuffed) Porphyrio flavirostris Sora (stuffed) Porzana carolina Bushpig (stuffed) Potamochoerus larvatus Flat-headed cat (stuffed) Prionailurus planiceps Tibetan gazelle (stuffed) Procapra picticaudata White-chinned petrel (stuffed) Procellaria aequinoctialis White bellbird (male - stuffed) Procnias albus Crab-eating raccoon (stuffed) Procyon cancrivorus Decken's sifaka (stuffed) Propithecus deckeni Verreaux's sifaka (stuffed) Propithecus verreauxi Plush-coated ringtail possum (stuffed) Pseudochirops corinnae Giant grey sphinx (preserved) Pseudosphinx tetrio Pterothysanus laticilia (preserved) Pterothysanus laticilia Pen-tailed tree shrew (stuffed) Ptilocercus lowii Satin bowerbird (stuffed) Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Koklass pheasant (stuffed) Pucrasia macrolopha Northern pudu (buck - stuffed) Pudu cf. mephistophiles Puer maculatus (preserved) Puer maculatus Audubon's shearwater (stuffed) Puffinus lherminieri Puma (stuffed) Puma concolor Caspian seal (stuffed) Pusa caspica Baikal seal (stuffed) Pusa sibirica Headlight elater (preserved) Pyrophorus noctilucus Water rails (melanistic and albino - stuffed) Rallus aquaticus King rail (stuffed) Rallus elegans Steenbok (male - stuffed) Raphicerus campestris Bohor reedbuck (mounted heads) Redunca redunca Eurasian penduline tit (stuffed) Remiz pendulinus pendulinus Bowmouth guitarfish (jaws) Rhina ancylostoma Double-banded courser (stuffed) Rhinoptilus africanus Bottlebrush weevil (preserved) Rhinostomus barbatulus Oasis hummingbird (stuffed) Rhodopis vesper Kagu (stuffed) Rhynochetos jubatus White-tufted grebe (stuffed) Rollandia rolland Rothschildia aurota (preserved) Rothschildia aurota Midas tamarin (stuffed) Saguinus midas Black tamarin (stuffed) Saguinus niger Saiga (stuffed) Saiga tatarica Saigas (stuffed) Saiga tatarica Ailanthus silkmoth (male - preserved) Samia cynthia Coleto (stuffed) Sarcops calvus Emperor moth (male - preserved) Saturnia pavonia Allen's bushbaby (stuffed) Sciurocheirus cf. alleni Mexican grey squirrel (stuffed) Sciurus aureogaster Eurasian woodcock (albino - stuffed) Scolopax rusticola Calliope hummingbird (male - stuffed) Selasphorus calliope Regent bowerbird (stuffed) Sericulus chrysocephalus Quokka (stuffed) Setonix brachyura Fat-tailed dunnarts (stuffed) Sminthopsis crassicaudata Slender-tailed dunnarts (stuffed) Sminthopsis murina Little ground squirrel (stuffed) Spermophilus pusillus Common spotted cuscus (stuffed) Spilocuscus maculatus Blue-headed quail-dove (stuffed) Starnoenas cyanocephala Southern emu-wrens (stuffed) Stipiturus malachurus Spotless starling (stuffed) Sturnus unicolor Common starling (albino - stuffed) Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris Wild boar (stuffed piglets) Sus scrofa Spectacled warbler (stuffed) Sylvia conspicillata conspicillata Short-beaked echidna (preserved puggle) Tachyglossus aculeatus Tacua speciosa (preserved) Tacua speciosa Paradise shelduck (female - stuffed) Tadorna variegata Baird's tapir (stuffed) Tapirus bairdii Malayan tapir (calf - stuffed) Tapirus indicus Spectral tarsiers (stuffed) Tarsius tarsier Giant eland (stuffed) Taurotragus derbianus Indian paradise-flycatcher (stuffed) Terpsiphone paradisi s.l. Swallow tanager (stuffed) Tersina viridis Four-horned antelope (mounted head) Tetracerus quadricornis Four-horned antelope (stuffed) Tetracerus quadricornis Little bustard (stuffed) Tetrax tetrax Black-browed albatross (stuffed) Thalassarche melanophrys Jungle glory (preserved) Thaumantis diores Least seedsnipe (female - stuffed) Thinocorus rumicivorus Thylacine (stuffed) Thylacinus cynocephalus Tasmanian pademelons (stuffed) Thylogale billardierii Red-legged pademelon (stuffed) Thylogale stigmatica Red-necked pademelon (stuffed) Thylogale thetis Titanacris albipes (preserved) Titanacris albipes Blue-and-white kingfisher (stuffed) Todiramphus diops Bongo (stuffed calf) Tragelaphus eurycerus Blyth's × Temminck's tragopan (male - stuffed) Tragopan blythii × T. temminckii Pink-necked green pigeon (stuffed) Treron vernans West African manatee (stuffed) Trichechus senegalensis Short-eared possum (stuffed) Trichosurus caninus Common redshank chick (stuffed) Tringa totanus Shetland wren (stuffed) Troglodytes troglodytes zetlandicus Painted tree shrew (stuffed) Tupaia picta Redwing (isabelline and piebald - stuffed) Turdus iliacus coburni Mistle thrush (albino and leucistic - stuffed) Turdus viscivorus viscivorus Greater prairie chicken (stuffed) Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus Western barn owl (stuffed chicks) Tyto alba alba Western barn owl (stuffed) Tyto alba guttata Urania leilus (preserved) Urania leilus Brunnich's guillemot (stuffed) Uria lomvia lomvia Long-tailed ground squirrel (stuffed) Urocitellus undulatus Grey fox (stuffed) Urocyon cinereoargenteus Kermode bear (stuffed) Ursus americanus kermodei Pyrenean brown bear (stuffed) Ursus arctos arctos Brown × polar bear (stuffed) Ursus maritimus × U. arctos Asiatic black bear (stuffed) Ursus thibetanus Crab-eating mongoose (stuffed) Urva urva Sociable lapwing (stuffed) Vanellus gregarius Northern lapwing (hypomelanistic - stuffed) Vanellus vanellus Asian giant hornet (preserved) Vespa mandarinia Large-spotted civet (albino - stuffed) Viverra megaspila Marbled polecat (stuffed) Vormela peregusna Blanford's fox (albino - stuffed) Vulpes cana Blanford's fox (stuffed) Vulpes cana Ruppell's fox (stuffed) Vulpes rueppellii White-winged cotinga (stuffed) Xipholena atropurpurea Western long-beaked echidna (stuffed) Zaglossus bruijni Baillon's crake (stuffed) Zapornia pusilla Zigzag heron (stuffed) Zebrilus undulatus Scaly thrush (stuffed) Zoothera dauma
You're obviously well-aware of many of the noteworthy specimens on display such as the lion x jaguar hybrid, the leopard × puma hybrid and the quagga (which is probably the one from the Knowsley Menagerie). I cannot really add much to the extensive list provided by Mo Hassan but a few other interesting exhibits are: • pygmy hog • melanistic serval • albino leopard • albino American black bear • Komodo dragon (I think one of the two London Zoo had in the 1930s) Walter Rothschild was obsessed with cassowaries and collected more than sixty mounted specimens for his museum (in addition to keeping live cassowaries in Tring Park). Unfortunately, only a few of his mounted cassowaries are currently exhibited in the Tring Museum but they still make an impressive display. Although they don't interest me nearly as much as the wild animals, there is also a large collection of domestic dogs on display, including the once famous greyhound "Mick the Miller".
I believe @Mo Hassan mentioned this species, but otherwise I didn't know about the others you mentioned, so thank you! I wish Northern cassowaries were more commonly found in zoos - I find them very nice-looking animals, much more so than their Southern counterparts, or any other species of cassowary for that matter. It is quite hard to get to from London isn't it? It is a 40 minute train from Euston and then a longish walk/but from there. You also have to get to Euston, which, for me, because I live in the South-East, is quite difficult.
Yes, it's about a forty minute train journey from Euston station to Tring. Then it is at least a thirty minute walk to the museum (probably forty minutes unless you're a fast walker). There is a bus service from a stop near the station to the museum but the bus runs so infrequently that it's probably quicker to walk. There is also a taxi office outside the station but, again, unless you book a taxi in advance, you'll probably have such a long wait for a taxi, it will be quicker to walk. (Sorry I overlooked pygmy hog on the original list.)
I believe he was also similarly obsessed with Giant Tortoises- I know he kept a lot in Tring Park. They obviously only have room for a few of the sixty cassowaries in the galleries, but its still more than average. Last time I went I noticed they had dimmed the lighting in some areas, principally the marsupials and smaller placental mammals to try and prevent further fading to the taxidermies. Some of the dogs in the dog display are quite moth-eaten- I think they all stem from the early 20th century, and its interesting to see how much the modern counterparts of some of the breeds have changed in appearance, from selective breeding, over the intervening decades. The primate collection is a good one also though no individual specimen springs to mind.
Yes Rothshild was obsessed with giant tortoises too. He paid for the construction of London Zoo's Tortoise House (which we remember as the Hummingbird House). Rather like the cassowaries, most of his giant tortoises are off-exhibit for obvious reasons. But I wish room could be found to display all sixty plus cassowaries; what a fantastic sight that would be.
There are some very interesting taxidermy specimens at tring indeed and I definitely think it is a must see for anyone with an interest in zoology / biology and the history of Science. The overall atmosphere of the place is decidedly old school , eccentric and charming and upon entering it feels very much like you have stepped back in time or been caught in a time warp. When I visited this summer I was very impressed by some of the examples of rarer species such as the flatheaded cat, marbled cat, birds of paradise, indri , mountain gorilla , probocsis monkey, Sumatran rhino, leopard seal, saiga antelope, tarsier and several of the more obscure mouse lemur species. I know it is unlikely that I will ever see any of these either in the wild or in captivity so it was really quite a treat to see these specimens. The extinct species on display at the museum also stick in my mind and I remember seeing some very poignant specimens of lesser bilby , thylacine, passenger pigeon ,quagga and the great auk. Not to mention there are numerous examples of hybrids like the "jaglion" , "pumapard" , "prizzly bear" and "Zebroid" foal and some unusual albino specimens like an African leopard and a musk deer.
Totally agree , a very interesting exhibit indeed. I believe at least some of the dog breeds on display have gone extinct fairly recently too. I remember seeing a taxidermy specimen of a hairless breed of dog called an "Abyssynian sand terrier" which strongly resembled some of the Precolombian breeds of Mexico (Xoloitzcuintli) and Peru (Inca hairless). After my visit I was intrigued and tried looking for information on that particular breed but didn't find much on it except that it was believed by many to be extinct.
There is a reference of a specimen of the extinct laughing owl (Apparently it was kept by Rothschild as a pet for a number of years ) on page 28 of this digitized 1889 guide book to the museum on the biodiversity heritage library site. 1898 - Guide to the Hon. Walter Rothschildʼs zoological museum at Tring / - Biodiversity Heritage Library I remember seeing a lot of taxidermied specimens of extinct species while at Tring but sadly I didn't see that one in particular (maybe it was disposed of or put out of public display in the century since ?). Does anyone remember seeing it ?
I believe that the laughing owl specimen you refer to is now in the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Sadly, Lord Rothschild sold the bulk of his ornithological collection to the American Museum of Natural History; he was being blackmailed so he needed to raise money to pay his blackmailer. (Rothschild refused to sell his beloved cassowaries though and all sixty plus of them remained at Tring.) If you're interested in museum specimens of laughing owls see the link below: https://www.researchgate.net/public...ux_albifacies_specimens_in_museum_collections
Thanks for this Tim ! , much appreciated , I was wondering why I hadn't seen it while I was there. Looks like I missed it at both Tring by a century and at New York almost a decade ago. I'll definitely check out the link , very interesting species and history.
Walter Rothschild bought George the mandrill from Paris for £124 in 1906. London Zoo looked after George, who met Theodore Roosevelt. George died in 1916 and added to the Museum.
I take it that the mandrill taxidermy on the lower floor (near the drill and colobus specimens) is / was George ?
Always interesting to know the story behind the specimens there. There are quite a few others at Tring which seem enigmas and must have fascinating backstories (indri, mountain gorilla, flat headed cat, lesser bilby, thylacine etc). I feel like the museum should maybe highlight some of these more as the Natural History Museum in London often does with their collections but I get the impression that the museum at Tring often plays second fiddle in that regard.
