A cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). The cheetah has a top speed of up to 114 kilometres per hour but this can only be maintained for short distances of a few hundred metres. Their main food is mostly gazelles, impalas and other small buck and they can hunt the young of wildebeests and zebra. A cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). The cheetah has a top speed of up to 114 kilometres per hour but this can only be maintained for short distances of a few hundred metres. Their main food is mostly gazelles, impalas and other small buck and they can hunt the young of wildebeests and zebra.

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Gallery 6 with its redesigned displays is a must-see

Browse our gallery highlights below to find out the creatures you don't want to miss on your visit. Wherever you look there are many more specimens to catch your eye and stimulate your curiosity, as well as the atmospheric Rothschild Room and the interactive elements of the Discovery Room to enjoy.

  • Mandrill
    Gallery 1

    This gallery displays a huge variety of birds, large carnivores and primates including a set of all UK breeding birds.

  • Blooming Marvellous
    Gallery 2

    Temporary exhibitions at the Museum change three times a year and can be found in this gallery.

  • Angler fish
    Gallery 3

    Crocodiles, crustaceans, fish, insects, large mammals and marine invertebrates are on display here.

  • Somali wild ass
    Gallery 4

    This gallery houses the odd-hoofed mammals. Rhinoceroses, tapirs, wild asses, zebras and all known species of zebra on display.

  • Saiga
    Gallery 5

    Antelope, cattle, deer, goats, hippopotamuses, marine mammals, pigs and sheep are displayed here. Some of these animals are now endangered species.

  • Bulldog
    Gallery 6

    Explore the amphibians, bats, British mammals, domestic dogs, flightless birds, reptiles, and small mammals.

  • Giraffe
    Discovery Room

    This hands-on interactive experience is designed for children but popular with all ages.

  • Rothschild room
    Rothschild Room

    This room recreates a Victorian office similar to one where the Museum’s original creators and Lord Rothschild himself might have worked.

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