Bird curator Hein Van Grouw reveals how taxidermy is still bringing nature to life, centuries after the first animals were preserved. On the first floor of the Museum's Hintze Hall, 38 pheasants rest ...

Go behind the scenes with Museum staff as they take on the challenge of fitting a taxidermy giraffe through some tight spaces. Safely moving a towering giraffe specimen from the Mammals gallery to ...

and Tim recalls running up and down the halls of the Natural History Museum as a young child. His very first taxidermy mount was a skunk, which he completed using book guides at the tender age of 10.

A museum spokesperson said seeing Billie was a chance to experience how "huge and impressive" hippos are. They added that the taxidermy restoration was being carried out by conservation experts ...