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Address:
Sars' gt. 1, 0562 Oslo
Opening Hours:
Tue - Sun 11 AM to 4 PM
Contact:
Phone: ++47 22851700
Fax: ++47 22851837
Links:
Zoologisk Museum
University of Oslo
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Description:
The exhibition in the Zoological Museum consists of four main sections:
The Introductory Hall gives an insight into the range of topics which together constitute the science of zoology. Here are exhibits showing the diversity of life forms, results of animal migration studies and examples of ecological adaptation.
The Norwegian Hall shows the animal life of Norway from the seashore to the highest windswept peaks where the ptarmigan finds its precarious basis for existence. Everything is displayed in its correct environment. Here you can see a beaver dam or watch the pre-mating antics of a wood-grouse.
Nearby is the Spitsbergen Hall, which shows scenes from arctic animal life and where there is also a section for temporary exhibitions.
In the Animal Geography Hall you will find animals from the whole world - from penguins in the frozen landscape of the South Pole to chimpanzees and okapi in the rainforest of Africa.
In the Systematic Hall there is a display of Norways animals, from the single celled organisms upwards to our largest mammals. You can also listen to recordings of animal sounds in this hall.
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