Guernsey Museum opens new Amazing Creatures exhibition

Victorian taxidermy, bone specimens, glass models of sea creatures and plaster models of animals all feature in a new exhibition of wildlife from around the world.

Amazing Creatures opens at Guernsey Museum on Friday.

All the pieces are from the museum's own collections and the exhibition is aimed at educating visitors about the creatures and their conservation.

The exhibition runs until 15 September.

Senior curator Matt Harvey said: "I'm sure everyone will find something fascinating, curious, weird, wonderful or even challenging.

"Like the title says, these are really amazing creatures."

The exhibition is designed to inform visitors about the number and type of species that are endangered or on the vulnerable list as a result of the activities of humans.

The original specimens were collected during the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, Mr Harvey said.

The exhibition includes video and sound recordings of some of the animals.

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