Museums are the places where, collections of preserved plant and animal specimens are kept. Plant and animal specimens may be preserved in formalin (10% to 40% formaldehyd) in transperent jars. Jars are labelled. Larger animals like birds and mammals are usually stuffed and preserved. This science is known as taxidermy. Specimens in dried form are also kept in museum.
We can even find systematic collections of shells, skeletons of animals, insect boxes in museums.
Thus, biological museums in educational institutes are reference hubs of biodiversity studies.
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