There is an astonishing variety of material, ranging geographically from Antarctica to the Arctic, through the Antipodes, the Americas, Asia, Africa and Europe. The subject areas are equally diverse ranging though much of the animal kingdoms. A growing collection of local invertebrates is set alongside international collections of over 120,000 butterflies and moths, 30,000 beetles, 38,000 molluscs, 6,000 starfish and sea-urchins, 8,500 birds and 1,200 mammals.
The continued development of the collection has resulted in a range of specimens of local, national and international importance.
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See what we have hidden in our natural history store...
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The appearance, behaviour and abundance of birds make them a fascinating study.
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Our collections contain an array of mammal skins, mounts and skeletons.
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Butterflies, beetles and bugs can all be found in RAMM's entomology collections.
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The insects aren't the only invertebrates worth talking about ...
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Some of the organisms in RAMM's collections are tiny, but in life they had a very...
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One of RAMM's hidden treasures is the collection of Victorian microscope slides.
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You'll have to look harder for the smaller mammals in our collections.
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Would you like your reptiles pickled, stuffed or dried?
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Though we know little about some of our specimens, others came to us with...
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The fish in our collections have been preserved in a variety of ways
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An important accompaniment to any specimen
