(Graphrum weiskei) Butterflies don't have mouthparts capable of chewing or biting, instead they use a proboscis to suck up nectar and other liquids.

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Current supporters - Darwin Centre

Darwin Centre supporters 

The Natural History Museum is grateful for the support of the following donors.

 

  • The Garfield Weston Foundation
  • Professor Anthony and Mrs Angela Marmont
  • The Dr Mortimer and Theresa Sackler Foundation
  • Accenture
  • The Alborada Trust
  • William Brake Charitable Trust
  • The Charles Dunstone Charitable Trust
  • The John Ellerman Foundation
  • Claire Enders
  • The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation
  • Joy Harrison
  • John Lyon’s Charity
  • Maersk Line
  • The Mercers' Company
  • Patrons of the Natural History Museum
  • The PF Charitable Trust
  • The Rayne Foundation
  • Mr Gerald Ronson and Dame Gail Ronson DBE
  • Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851
  • The John Jefferson Smurfit Monegasque Foundation
  • and anonymous donors
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Cartoon image of a stegasaurus disappearing through closing door

The first collected specimen of Theobroma cacao, the plant from which chocolate is made, is kept in the Museum.