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Biodiversity Collection

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Dodo and guinea pig, 1750. Artist: George Edwards

Dodo and guinea pig, 1750. Artist: George Edwards
Dodo and guinea pig, 1750. A dodo - Didus ineptus, an extinct flightless bird from Mauritius and a guinea pig - Cavia porcellus, a rodent native to South America

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Palm and Fern Island, Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Palm and Fern Island, Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Palm and Fern Island, Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, 1901. Subtropical botanic gardens surveyed for use as a public garden in 1828 by Colonial Botanist Charles Fraser

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Tarpan, 1830. Artist: William Home Lizars

Tarpan, 1830. Artist: William Home Lizars
Tarpan, 1830. The Tarpan was a small European wild horse, dun-coloured with a dark mane and tail. Small herds survived in remote parts of central Europe, but became extinct in the early 20th century

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: View of the Horton Plains nature reserve. Artist: CM Dixon

View of the Horton Plains nature reserve. Artist: CM Dixon
View of the Horton Plains nature reserve in Sri Lanka

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Tarpan, 1884

Tarpan, 1884. The tarpan was a breed of small prehistoric wild horses which died out in the late 1800s. A modern genetic creation was made in the 1930s using breeds of pony with Tarpan ancestry

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Tarpan, 1850

Tarpan, 1850. The tarpan was a breed of small prehistoric wild horses which died out in the late 1800s. A modern genetic creation was made in the 1930s using breeds of pony with Tarpan ancestry

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Herd of Tarpan, 1893

Herd of Tarpan, 1893
Herd of tarpan, 1893. The tarpan was a breed of small prehistoric wild horses which died out in the late 1800s. A modern genetic creation was made in the 1930s using breeds of pony with Tarpan

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Dodo, 1884

Dodo, 1884
Dodo, c1804. The dodo (Raphus cucullatus, formerly Didus ineptus), an extinct flightless bird from Mauritius. First observed by Portuguese sailors in about 1507

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Dodo, c1804

Dodo, c1804. The dodo (Raphus cucullatus, formerly Didus ineptus), an extinct flightless bird from Mauritius. First observed by Portuguese sailors in about 1507

Background imageBiodiversity Collection: Dodo, late 18th century

Dodo, late 18th century. The dodo (Raphus cucullatus, formerly Didus ineptus), an extinct flightless bird from Mauritius. First observed by Portuguese sailors in about 1507


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