Not long ago our fishes from G. Foster's (1754-1794) collection were "swimming" in the exhibition of National art gallery. The exhibition is called "Pilis street" (a link to that exhibition https://www.ldm.lt/pilies-gatve/), and now, on February 14th, our volunteer Alba Àvila Grimaldos presents the LOVE OF FISHES.

The raising human population and more intensive farming put bears under pressure as predators, doing harm to domestic animals. Intensive deforestation during the XVII-XVIII centuries also put it's toll and at the end of the XIX century bears could only survive in densely forested areas.

In the series of books about Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling described not only the adventures of the young wizard Harry Potter, but also various magical creatures, including the snow-white owl, named Hedwig. The most interesting thing, that the owl did not carry the mouse during the movie, but the letters... because... it was specially trained by Julie Tottman (watch a Youtube clip).

These animals have been tamed and used for hunting since the time of ancient Egypt, meanwhile the exhibit of VU Zoology Museum was hunted in Africa by G. Vaitiekūnas.

VU Museum of Zoology has 33 specimens of "killing snails" or "cone snails" (family Conidae). Three of those species might be deadly to humans - Conus marmoreus, Conus striatus and Conus textile, although poison of yet another species - Conus magus is used in medicine. Some more information about these snails is prepared by our international volunteer and can be found here - "killing snails".

VU Museum of Zoology has six specimens of chameleons, belonging to three species - Veiled chameleon, common chameleon and Meller's chameleon. Some more information about chameleons is prepared by our international volunteer and can be found here - chameleons.