Museum Of Zoology In Rome, Italy Editorial Image

The ornithological collection of Count Ettore Arrigoni degli Oddi in the Civic Museum of Zoology in Rome Italy. Two halls of the museum display the collection and the work of the important ornithologist who wrote the first report on bird protection in 1925. He is best known as the author of The Italian Ornithology, 1200 pages giving accounts of the 518 bird species and subspecies then recorded in Italy. The scientific nomenclature was up to date and vernacular names in Italian, French, German and English are provided for each species. There is a detailed and differential description of each species, and notes on distribution, breeding, eggs, habitat, song, and food. The museum of zoology 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.