Museum Of Zoology In Rome, Italy Editorial Photo

Life in the sea in the section dedicated to adaptations in borderline environments and ecosystems in the Civic Museum of Zoology in Rome Italy. The museum is situated next to Zoo of Rome. Founded in 1932, it is said to continue the natural history tradition of the Cabinet of Zoology of the Pontifical University and the collections date from 1792. The museum houses five million specimens in total mollusks, insects, birds and mammals and fossils. The displays are modern, with over 1000 square meters of multi-sensorial or interactive stations exhibitions and three-dimensional reconstructions. A biodiversity display includes sections on the significance of sex in the animal world; adaptations in borderline environments and ecosystems. other displays are more traditional with two ornithology halls a gallery on `Arrigoni degli Oddi` and two halls of mammals.