Zoological specimen

A zoological specimen is an animal or part of an animal preserved for scientific use.Various uses are: to verify the identity of a (species), to allow study, increase public knowledge of zoology.Zoological specimens are extremely diverse. Examples are bird and mammal study skins, mounted specimens, skeletal material, casts, pinned insects, dried material, animals preserved in spirit and microscope slides.Natural history museums are repositories of zoological specimens

Zoological specimen

A zoological specimen is an animal or part of an animal preserved for scientific use.Various uses are: to verify the identity of a (species), to allow study, increase public knowledge of zoology.Zoological specimens are extremely diverse. Examples are bird and mammal study skins, mounted specimens, skeletal material, casts, pinned insects, dried material, animals preserved in spirit and microscope slides.Natural history museums are repositories of zoological specimens