Nigel - Dead Zoo

Nigel Monaghan is the curator of the much loved 'Dead Zoo' in Dublin, (The Natural History Museum). Here he tells us some stories from his time working there, and the stories behind two of his favourite animals - the giant deer, and the polar bear - and the ways in which both met their end and came to be in the Museum. See more stories at www.storymap.ie

[@ttxela]

Fantastic 👍

[@finnwalsh5861]

I’m happy to know that the stuffed bodies, that they didn’t kill to just get them. No animal abuse.

[@Zoey-bb8dn]

R.I.P Polar Bear

[@sophiemcnamara9429]

My teacher making me watch this uhhh

[@magicgirl8300]

What are these animal killed or were they found dead or were the skeletons found it or were they killed and removed I just want to know please answer this

[@benmackarel295]

Died naturally and where then stuffed

[@notxavvi]

I just wanted to watch roblox videos how did I get here?

[@finnwalsh5861]

Xavvi09 oh be quiet. It’s history, leave your ROBLOX alone and learn something.

[@notxavvi]

@@finnwalsh5861 are you my teacher or something

[@NateH-jp8ev]

LoL

[@roshie29]

Xavvi i feel you

[@roshie29]

i wanted to play roblox :c

[@Contractorhouseguy]

I think it’s retarded to refer to an Irish elk as a “giant deer” seems counter intuitive to an education process that could be had with the public rather than running generalized parallels with sub specie comparatives of past.

[@tullyDT]

It's a more accurate name considering it was neither an elk nor was its habitat restricted to Ireland