ZOOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS
ZOOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS
The zoological collections contains descriptions of the fauna's taxonomic classification. Along with extensive cultural and educational work on zoology, as well as the popularization and propagation of environmental protection ideas among a broad segment of the population, educational programs for secondary and higher education institution students are implemented. The BSED Science Virtual Museum of Natural History’s Zoological Collections showcases animal collections that have been dried or preserved in fluids for scientific, cultural, and educational purposes.
ANIMALS HAVE DIVERSIFIED INTO MILLIONS OF DIFFERENT SPECIES
The evolution of animals, since their first appearance 600 million years ago, has resulted in an extraordinary number and diversity of lifeforms. As a result, animals have evolved many different forms as well as a multitude of ways of moving, obtaining food, and sensing their environment. Throughout the course of animal evolution, the numbers of animal groups and species have increased and, at times, decreased. Today, scientists estimate that there are more than 3 million living species.
Convention on Biological Diversity.