00:00it was once one of the animal kingdom's most impressive apex predators and for generations has been the striped sentinel
00:07guarding the entrance to leeds city museum but an expert clean-up crew has discovered even the famous leeds tiger
00:14can fall prey to the passage of time and occasionally need some careful pampering
00:19the life on earth gallery is home to a vast collection of taxidermy which also includes a polar bear a
00:26turtle and a sea lion the leeds museums and galleries team have been carrying out meticulous checks for dust and
00:33the types of tiny pests which can be harmful to vintage taxidermy before undertaking a delicate clean of the unique
00:40and historically significant exhibits tiger hunting was a hugely popular pastime for british soldiers serving in colonial india
00:49the magnificent big cat was originally from the himalayas and has been in leeds for 160 years also in the
00:56collection is grandma the first live giant panda to arrive in the uk in 1938 all of the animals on
01:04display come from very different parts of the world and hugely varied habitats but they're all united by the fact
01:10that their lives and deaths were profoundly impacted by the intervention of humans into their environment
01:16the team have been highlighting the importance of taxidermy collections in teaching us about the past while being an invaluable
01:23source of learning and research into how we can protect and preserve vulnerable species in the future
01:29So please read that section from the past.
01:29so please see you vol.
01:29enjoy rivяс
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