The Natural History Museum has a great importance for the local people. It has fascinating early maps of the Island and more important the bone of its extinct bird Dodo.
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Natural History Museum Highlights: Must-See Features and Attractions
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The National History Museum of Port Louis is located in the Mauritius Institute in the city center. This old house ordered by the then Governor Sir George Ferguson Bowen around 1880 is also one of the representative historical buildings in Mauritius. The museum has a number of exhibition areas such as the Wildlife Hall, the Marine Life Hall, the Tortoise Hall, and the Insect Hall. In addition, it also preserves an extinct dodo skeleton and a large number of precious photos. The museum exhibits an ancient gregarious species of the Mauritian dutch pigeon, which became extinct in 1826, as well as the skeleton of the Rhode Island fool pigeon found in Caverns Patete in 1900. In addition, you will find the skeletons of some unique species here, including the Mauritian red mansosaurus, burrowing pythons and tuatara, unfortunately, the skeletons of these species cannot be collected completely, only a glimpse.
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The Natural History Museum has a great importance for the local people. It has fascinating early maps of the Island and more important the bone of its extinct bird Dodo.
I went to Mauritius a long time ago. The history museum in Mauritius is not very big. In an old building, the collection is not rich, but I am impressed. Why? The hairball is not far from New Zealand, an island country like New Zealand, where there are many species of birds that can't fly from large to small, and it was not until the early and mid-20th century that they were eventually extinct, and there are still photos and specimens of various ground birds left. The old staff of the museum pointed to a bird specimen and said that I had eaten more delicious than chicken when I was a child. Isn't this envious? The museum takes pictures, there is no such habit, only pictures of Port Louis.
The history museum can learn all the content and it is worth a visit
The museum has a lot of artifacts on display and has a rich historical element
The Port Louis National History Museum in Mauritius is a very famous museum in Mauritius, where many precious historical artifacts are displayed, and from here we can learn about the entire national history of Mauritius.