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Museum of Natural History: Meet your favourite species, up close

Turtle skeletons are stored in the attic of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna April 5, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

Turtle skeletons are stored in the attic of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna April 5, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

Turtle skeletons are stored in the attic of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna April 5, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

Preserved snakes are stored in a laboratory of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna April 3, 2012. The museum, which first opened in 1889, today consists of 39 exhibition halls with thousands of objects on display and some 25 million specimens and artefacts kept behind the scenes for scientific work for more than 60 staff scientists. It is one of the largest museums of its kind and one of the most important in Europe. Picture taken April 3. PHOTO: REUTERS

A visitor looks at historic stuffed animal in an exhibition hall of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna April 3, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

Historic mounted rhinos are displayed in an exhibition hall of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna April 3, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

A scientist puts together a human skeleton at the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna April 18, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

A staff member of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) opens a showcase at the anthropologic department in central Vienna April 18, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

A taxidermist prepares a gazelle next to a doe at a laboratory of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna April 18, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

A mounted sheep is prepared at a laboratory of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna April 18, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

Mounted animals are stored in the attic of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna April 18, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

A scientist puts together a human skeleton at the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna April 18, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

A taxidermist walks through the laboratory of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna April 18, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

A scientist holds up a preserved poisonous centipede in a laboratory of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna April 5, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

A historic alcohol preparation of a coral fish from the James-Cook expedition from around 1780 is displayed at the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna April 3, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

A scientist puts together a human skeleton at the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna April 18, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

A historic mounted giant crab is displayed at the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna April 3, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

Museum consists of thousands of objects on display, some 25 million specimens and artifacts.

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A.Khan

Apr 25, 2012 - 12:19PM

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A lot of work is done for this! Appreciated.

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Avantgarde

Apr 29, 2012 - 12:01PM

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WOW! Pakistan should also try to have a Natural Museum like this one!

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