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15/06/2026

Don’t lose your head over these macabre mantis facts! 😳

In this episode of Science, discover how these insects give a whole new meaning to “looking good enough to eat” 🍴

Have you ever seen a blue marlin? 🐟Blue marlins are mostly found in the tropical and subtropical parts of the Atlantic O...
14/06/2026

Have you ever seen a blue marlin? 🐟

Blue marlins are mostly found in the tropical and subtropical parts of the Atlantic Ocean, so when this enormous fish washed up on a Pembrokeshire beach, it was quite the surprise!

It’s been on display in Hintze Hall since 2017. Let us know if you’ve seen it before in the comments! 👇

Have you ever seen a red deer? What about a pink flamingo, or a blue shark? 🦩🦈 You can see these three striking animals ...
12/06/2026

Have you ever seen a red deer? What about a pink flamingo, or a blue shark? 🦩🦈

You can see these three striking animals plus dozens of others in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition - have you visited yet?

Find out more and book your tickets before it closes on 12 July: https://brnw.ch/21x3i2g

The exhibition is supported by Lead Corporate Sponsor, Nuveen.

11/06/2026

Find out about the unique adaptations of the surinam toad in today's 🐸

Horn-estly, this is one of our favourite skeletons in Museum! 🦴😮If you’ve visited our Mammals Hall, you’re probably fami...
10/06/2026

Horn-estly, this is one of our favourite skeletons in Museum! 🦴😮

If you’ve visited our Mammals Hall, you’re probably familiar with our blue whale model but you might’ve missed this skeleton! It’s called Arsinoitherium and it lived in Africa about 36-27 million years ago.

Have you ever noticed it? 🤔

A moment of appreciation for our building! 😍If you wander around the Hintze Hall balconies, you’ll see beautiful arches ...
09/06/2026

A moment of appreciation for our building! 😍

If you wander around the Hintze Hall balconies, you’ll see beautiful arches and columns and a great view of Hope, our beloved blue whale skeleton!

What do you love most about the building?

🌊 It's World Oceans Day and we're highlighting the monsters of the deep that once swam in our oceans 😮💦You can find more...
08/06/2026

🌊 It's World Oceans Day and we're highlighting the monsters of the deep that once swam in our oceans 😮💦

You can find more legends of Earth’s prehistoric oceans in our latest exhibition Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep. Book your tickets 👉 https://brnw.ch/21x3ayB

We’re having a whale of a time over here! 🐳This is our 1930s blue whale model - it was created before anyone had ever pr...
07/06/2026

We’re having a whale of a time over here! 🐳

This is our 1930s blue whale model - it was created before anyone had ever properly studied a living whale! To design it, its makers had to rely on images of carcasses stranded on beaches.

Would you like to learn more about this model and how it was made? Let us know in the comments! 👇

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