Władysław Rydzewski Natural History Museum of the University of Wrocław – part 1

The Natural History Museum of the University of Wrocław plays a key role as a depository of the natural world, preserving 11,000 typical specimens of described species and valuable testimonies of extinct animals. The collection includes skeletons of, among others, a blue whale – the only such specimen in Poland, an aurochs, a migratory pigeon, a Tasmanian wolfhound or a giant deer with antlers spanning as much as 4.5 meters. The museum reminds us of the era of the great extinction, becoming a guardian of vanishing biodiversity and genetic heritage. It is a unique place to understand the beauty and fragility of our nature.