#horniman — Public Fediverse posts

The massive taxidermied #walrus at the #Horniman Museum was stuffed by someone who had never seen a walrus. It has lines on its pelt where fat folds should be, but it lacks sagginess and is instead a round fren

#BadTaxidermy #fren #chomk

One of my ‘things’ is finding the lesser spotted #prehistory wherever I go. (Or #UrbanPrehistory - has anyone used that tag here yet I wonder) Anyway I didn’t know about the lovely collection of #handaxe s and #stone tools from Denmark in the amazing World gallery, #Horniman #museum #London.
Upstairs on the mezzanine if you want to find them. #archaeology Some fascinating #folklore also, coming next…