Enquiries
The Thames Whale: Skeleton of the northern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus, which became stranded in the River Thames.
Scientific enquiries
Scientific enquiries relating to the zoology collections can be addressed to the relevant member of the collection management team.
It can be difficult to answer questions about specimens not yet on the Museum’s collections management system. Most other specimens were either registered by hand in a ledger book register or may be unregistered. If you require information for a small non-inventoried group, we may be able to provide a spreadsheet from the collection. However, as this is extremely time-consuming we may have to charge for the curator’s time.
Identification and advisory services
These are based in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity. Visits are by appointment. To arrange a visit, email us.
We do not answer enquiries on cryptozoology.
Please note: members of the general public wishing to arrange a visit should follow the instructions on the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity webpages.
Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity
Media enquiries
Journalists who wish to speak to Zoology Department staff should contact the Museum’s Press Office in the first instance.
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Glossary
Cryptozoology
The study of animals that the mainstream scientific community considers legendary or otherwise non-existent (such as the Yeti and Beast of Bodmin).