Temporary exhibitions at Tring

Animal Record-Breakers
6 February - 8 July 2012
Gallery 2
Free

When the Olympic Games come to London, we will witness some incredible record-breaking spectacles. But there are just as many records to gasp at in the animal kingdom.

Our Animal Record-Breakers exhibition at Tring explores the animal champions and runners-up in disciplines including speed, strength and stamina, as well as the animal with the loudest howl, the furthest migration, the deepest dive and more.

Come and learn fantastic facts and take part in fun activities and games. 

Test your target practice skills against those of the famed archerfish, which can spit water 1.5 metres through the air to hit insects with deadly accuracy. Can you out-jump a kangaroo? And see how you would look with a set of water buffalo horns, the longest horns grown by a living animal.

Alice Adams, Interpretation and Learning Manager at the Natural History Museum at Tring says, ‘Every 4 years we watch and marvel as our own species competes for Olympic gold, but the animals featured throughout the exhibition have adapted these amazing skills for survival, and some of the skills are sure to be surprising’.

The exhibition is based on the book Natural History Museum Animal Records by Mark Carwardine, which outlines the world record-holders from each of the main animal groups including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes and invertebrates.