Andrew Trundlewagon's photos with the keyword: NHM

A Dodo, Natural History Museum, London. In actual fact it is a "collage" made from parts of several different species of bird to represent what the taxidermist thought a dodo should look like.

Darwin's octopus, Spirit Rooms, Natural History Museum, London (2019). The museum had a vast collection of specimens assembled since the nineteenth century. This, a preserved octopus, was collected by Charles Darwin. In his journals, which eventually became the book "Voyage of the Beagle", Darwin records his excitement at seeing an octopus change colour, and wrote back to his teacher, Henslow, in Cambridge, that he thought he had made a "discovery". Henslow, very tactfully, wrote back to tell Darwin that the ability of octopuses to change colour had been known for an extremely long time. Undaunted by this setback, the young Darwin went on to make a few more "discoveries".

A preserved giant squid in a tank, Natural History Museum, London, 2019. This is on display in the spirit rooms, and you have to pay extra to visit, but it is well worth it just to see the giant squid. It is difficult to visualize in a photograph, but the size of the tank gives some idea of how big it is.

A Pterodon, Natural History Museum, London, 2019. This would have been a stunning sight when alive.

A pickled nautilus, Natural History Museum, London, 2019