Grant Museum of Zoology

Gower St. (Open Map)
(75)

Description

The Micrarium Museum houses an incredible selection of 68,000 specimens from the animal kingdom, many of which are extinct or critically endangered. Among its most remarkable pieces are the skeleton of a quagga (an extinct South African zebra), the bones of a dodo and a Tasmanian tiger (a striped marsupial that has been extinct for years), as well as an extensive collection of bisected animal heads. Furthermore, its Micrarium exhibit is a must-see, showcasing 20,000 microscopic organisms, including a strand of woolly mammoth hair.