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A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

A rapidly disappearing glacier filled with extinct grasshoppers, perfectly preserved in the ice.

The residents at this Yellowstone wildlife park will certify your cooler as "bear-proof."

This cuddly rodent has a place of honor at a Russian institute for genetic research.

This crescent-shaped sliver of sand is a magical haven for a herd of feral horses.

This bullfrog grew to an alleged weight of 42 pounds on a diet of whiskey, baked beans, and June bugs.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

This small museum is an eccentric shrine to boyhood in the 1960s.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

Siberian husky that delivered a life-saving antitoxin.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Dedicated to the art of hunting, with juxtapositions of contemporary art.

Over 1.3 million confiscated wildlife products fill this macabre menagerie of illegal animal specimens.

A collection of human remains, animal body parts, and other macabre curiosities all legally for sale.

If you want to build a better mousetrap, first consult this small museum's massive collection of trapping tools.

A memorial sculpture to heath hens stands on the spot where the last heath hen, Booming Ben, was last seen.

A gruesome combat between a hunter and a furious momma bear.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

The oldest natural history museum in western Canada houses more than 5,000 vintage botanical and zoological specimens.

Taxidermy reptiles and rodents put on quite the show at this local history museum.

A memorial to a giant seabird that was hunted to extinction.

Venture into the past with an unlisted exhibit hall featuring extinct birds.