American Museum of Natural History Diorama Review

Okapi

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Photo Made by @twilighter

Location: DR Congo Ituri Rainforest

Species: Okapi

What can be Seen:

2 okapis are grazing in the African Jungle.






















Libyan Desert

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Photo Made by @twilighter

Location: Libya Libyan Desert

Species: Scimitar horned Oryx, Addra Gazelle, Addax Antelope

What can be Seen:

Several Species of Antelopes Encounter each other in the North African desert.

























Gorilla

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Photo Made by @twilighter

Location: Kivu Mountain

Species: Mountain Gorilla

What can be Seen:

A impressive silverback watches over his group and would defend them against Predators.
 
German Zoo World said:
Birds of the American Tropical Forest

Location: Barro Colorado Island Panama Canal

Species: unidentified birds, unidentified gamefowl

What can be Seen:

More than 56 different species of Birds can be found in this tropical forest, but unfortunatly i couldnt identify all birds.
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If you are interested, I can provide a) a better photo of the diorama and b) a photo of the signage with all 56 species listed.
 
@German Zoo World Great work! I love this overview of all these magnificent dioramas of the AMNH.

For North America, I have photos of badger, opossum, mountain beaver, armadillo and frigatebird & booby.

(EDIT: these are now in the gallery!)

For Africa, I saw in the gallery that @twilighter already provided a photo the "Plains" diorama.

I haven't photos of all dioramas, but mainly of species I had never seen before, but if you are missing something I can search my files to see if I provide it.
 
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I don't know if it is very usefull as you focus on individual dioramas, but I have a couple overviews of the Akeley Hall with the elephant parade and multiple dioramas in one photo.
 
@AWP thank you for your Pictures i apreciate your Pictures very much, but unfortunatly i cannot edit my older Posts anymore. Sorry:(

Your German Zoo World
 
Black Rhinoceros

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Photo Made by @twilighter

Location: unknown

Species: Black Rhinoceros

What can be Seen:

A group of rhinos with very impressive horns are resting in the African Savannah.



























Hunting Dog

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Photo Made by @twilighter

Location: unknown

Species: Hunting Dog/African painted Dog

What can be Seen:

A Pack of painted dogs is ready for the next hunt.

























Hyaena Jackal Vulture

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Photo Made by @twilighter

Location: unknown maybee Serengeti Plains?

Species: White necked Raven, Marabou Stork, Hooded Vulture, White Backed Vulture, Ruppells Vulture, African lappet faced Vulture, Black Backed Jackal, Spotted Hyena

What can be Seen:

A Hyena and 2 jackals are aproaching nervously an Zebra carcass, but there are also ravens, storks and vultures and it is risky, as the real owner of the Zebra could come back at every second.
 
German Zoo World said:
@AWP thank you for your Pictures i apreciate your Pictures very much, but unfortunatly i cannot edit my older Posts anymore. Sorry:(

Your German Zoo World
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Maybe a moderator or someone like that can help and edit?

I will post the overview of Isla Barro Colorado anyway, impressive to see how many bird they were able to put in one diorama.
 
Leopard Bush Pig

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Photo Made by @twilighter

Location: unknown

Species: Bushpig, African Leopard

What can be Seen:

A pair of leopards are stalking a Bushpig. This is my Most Favorite Diorama at the AMNH.



















White mantled Colobus

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Photo Made by @twilighter

Location: unknown

Species: Mantled Guereza/White mantled Colobus

What can be Seen:

A group of Colobus Monkeys are playing in the treetops of the African Jungle.



















South Africa

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Photo Made by @twilighter

Location: unknown

Species: Black Wildebeest, Blesbok, Springbok

What can be Seen:

3 Species of Antelopes encounter each other on the south African Plains.
 
Ostrich Warthog

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Photo Made by @twilighter

Location: Nairobi

Species: Common Ostrich, Common Warthog, Elephant Shrew

What can be Seen:

2 very different Wildlife Familys meet each other on the African Savannah.


























Klippspringer

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Photo Made by @twilighter

Location: Lukenya Hills

Species: Yellow spotted rock Hyrax, Mountain Reedbuck, Klippspringer, Olive Baboon

What can be Seen:

2 Species of small Antelope, a rock Hyrax and some baboons gather on an African Kopje.


























Cheetah

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Photo Made by @twilighter

Location: Mozambique Zambezi River

Species: Cheetah

What can be Seen:

A Cheetah has spotted some prey on the horizon, while another one sits on the grass.
 
Chimpanzee

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Photo Made by @twilighter

Location: Ivory Coast Cavalla River

Species: Common Chimpanzee

What can be Seen:

A troop of chimps gathers food in the treetops of the African Jungle.


























Lesser Koodoo

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Photo Made by @twilighter

Location: Gulave

Species: Vulturine Guineafowl, Gerenuk, Dik Dik, Lesser Kudu

What can be Seen:

A small Herd of kudus wants to rest in the Bush Savannah, arround them some Dik Dik and Gerenuk Antelopes and a Flock of Guineafowl hide in the bushes.
























Mandrill

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Photo Made by @twilighter ,

Location: Cameroon Bipindi

Species: Gaboon Viper, Mandrill

What can be Seen:

A troop of mandrills travells through the forest and encounters a highly venemous Gaboon Viper.
 
Impala

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Photo Made by @twilighter

Location: unknown

Species: unidentified hedgehog, Impala

What can be Seen:

A Herd of impalas travells through the African Savannah while being watched by a tiny hedgehog.






























White Rhinoceros

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Photo Made by @twilighter

Location: Uele River

Species: White Rhinoceros, African Porcupince

What can be Seen:

A small Herd of White rhinos encounters a porcupince.

Next time we Take a Look at asian Hufstook and their Predators.
 
Asian Elephants

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Photo Made by @Sarus Crane

Location: unknown

Species: Asian Elephant

What can be Seen:

2 Elephants are stomping through the asian rainforest.














































Indian Rhinoceros

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Photo Made by @twilighter

Location: Morang

Species: Indian Rhinoceros

What can be Seen:

2 rhinos are standing in the asian marshlands.
























Banteng

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Photo Made by @twilighter

Location: Burma Rangoon

Species: Banteng

What can be Seen:

2 rare Banteng cattle are hiding in a bamboo forest.
 
Worth mentioning that in the okapi diorama there is infamously also a taxidermied chipmunk somewhere in it that was put there as a practical joke by one of the museum's artists in the 20's.

I looked for it when I was there but never did find it so it must be pretty well hidden.
 
Onychorhynchus coronatus said:
Worth mentioning that in the okapi diorama there is infamously also a taxidermied chipmunk somewhere in it that was put there as a practical joke by one of the museum's artists in the 20's.

I looked for it when I was there but never did find it so it must be pretty well hidden.
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I think it was actually painted in, not a taxidermy specimen.
 
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