100 Natural history treasures of Te Papa.

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AN INSIDER'S GUIDE TO THE NATURAL TREASURES OF NEW ZEALAND'SNATIONAL MUSEUMSince the Colonial Museum opened in 1865 and the first director, Sir JamesHector, began collecting items of geological and natural history significance,the collections of New Zealand's national museum have become enormouslysignificant - not to mention enormous.The objects housed by the Museum range from fossilised bones of the extinctHaast's Eagle and specimens collected by Joseph Banks on Cook's first voyageto deep sea-dwelling fishes and a plethora of insects.In this fascinating book Te Papa's science team of experts showcase 100collection objects that demonstrate the breadth and depth of the collectionand the museum's important ongoing research. Te Papa's expert curatorsand collections managers tell the fascinating stories of everything from thecolossal squid to the flaming flagfins and from sea spiders to beaver fleas.