The fauna of the Tibetan plateau at 1:20
Kiang, bharal and Przewalski’s gazelle: three animals from the roof of the world, and why they form a series of their own in the collection.
From clay to resin: how a replica is made
Six stages, none of them mechanised: how a replica goes from a study of the animal to a hand-painted resin cast, and how to look after one.
Batallones: the Miocene of Madrid at 1:20
Nine million years ago, natural traps on a hill south of Madrid caught saber-toothed cats by the dozen. The Batallones sites and the pieces they inspired.
Reconstructing Elasmotherium: what the skull will and will not tell you
The so-called Siberian unicorn left an enormous dome on its skull but no horn. Which parts of Elasmotherium are evidence, and which are guesswork?
Why the cave lion has no mane
Ice Age artists drew dozens of cave lions, and almost none of them has a mane — not even the males. What that evidence means for a reconstruction.