Fishes
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Discover what 160 species of marine and freshwater fish tell us about the creative power of nature: the wels catfish (48 kg) from river Nemunas, sea horses and pipefishes, little sharks and freshwater species that breed in the sea; examine the sucker-like mouth of the lamprey and the smile of the northern pike. The main collector and curator of this collection is E. Bukelskis.
Amphibians and Reptiles
The collection of amphibians and reptiles reflect the colorfulness of the local fauna and acquaint us a number of species from the entire world. More abundant are reptiles from Middle Asia, but the most amazing stories lie under some specimens. For example, E. Eichwald bought a crocodile scull from the Memphis pyramid. L. H. Bojanus here produced the famous work on the anatomy of turtles “Anatome Testudinis Europaeae”.
Mammals
The collection consists of stuffed animals, their skulls, bones and antlers. Some specimens have great historical value, for example wisent (Bison bonasus), which was hunted by K. Brunner in 1820 with a permission by the Emperor of Russia Aleksander II. The bone and antler collection was supplemented by A. Mačionis, E. Bukelskis and other scientists. The great collection of 100 mammals represent the art of taxidermy by K. Bybartas and was donated by G.Vaitiekūnas in 2017.
Birds
It is one of the most famous exhibits in Baltic countries. The main collection was given as a gift by count R. Tyzenhauz in 1855. His father, count K. Tyzenhauz, was a famous European ornithologist of 19th century who collected 1093 specimens of birds as well as eggs and nests of 252 species. Ceylon and Middle Asian birds were acquired from the Szelow family and some African birds were collected during an expedition by A. Ossendowski. The majority of birds are included in the International Red Book and are listed in the Annexes of the CITES, Biodiversity Conventions, etc.
You will find here scientific mentions about the history of the bird collection of the Museum of Zoology.
Bird Collection
2005 |
Grafo Konstantino Tyzenhauzo paukščių kolekcija seniausiame Zoologijos muziejuje Lietuvoje. Tyzenhauzai Lietuvoje ir kaimyninėse valstybėse: konferencijos pranešimai. Rokiškis. p. 48-55. |
Grita Skujienė |
2005 |
Vilniaus universiteto Zoologijos muziejaus paukščių ekspozicija Vilniaus universiteto Zoologijos muziejaus paukščių rinkinių aprašymas : mokymo priemonė. Vilnius, p. 13-14. . |
Grita Skujienė |
2005 |
Vilniaus universiteto Zoologijos muziejus – seniausias muziejus Lietuvoje ; Vilniaus universiteto Zoologijos sodo muziejaus paukščių ekspozicija Vilniaus universiteto Zoologijos muziejaus paukščių rinkinių aprašymas. Non Passeriformes. Vilnius,. P. 5-12; 13-14. |
Grita Skujienė |
2005 |
Vilniaus universiteto Zoologijos muziejus - seniausias zoologijos muziejus Lietuvoje Vilniaus universiteto Zoologijos muziejaus paukščių rinkinių aprašymas : mokymo priemonė. Vilnius, p. 5-12. |
Grita Skujienė |