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Natural history museum
Institution that displays exhibits of natural historical significance / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For specific natural history museums, see Natural History Museum (disambiguation).
A natural history museum or museum of natural history is a scientific institution with natural history collections that include current and historical records of animals, plants, fungi, ecosystems, geology, paleontology, climatology, and more.
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