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Bengal Natural History Museum, Darjeeling, West Bengal
Bengal Natural History Museum, Darjeeling, kindles a visitor`s interest about the marvelous world of the flora & fauna.

Bengal Natural History Museum, Darjeeling enchants visitors with a fascinating presentation of the diverse nature, full of flora and fauna. The Bengal Natural History Museum, Darjeeling , is not only important from the archaeological point of view, but focuses on the natural process of evolution.

The Bengal Natural History Museum in Darjeeling came into existence in the year 1903. A profusion of Himalayan fauna is the hallmark of the Bengal Natural History Museum in Darjeeling . There are 4,300 examples of Himalayan fauna , available at the Bengal Natural History Museum in Darjeeling . Moreover, numerous faunas, originally belonging to Bengal and Darjeeling, team up with the Himalayan specimens. Even faunas from Bengal Natural History Museum, DarjeelingJalpaiguri, Sikkim, Tibet, Bhutan and Nepal, crowd here. The catchy exhibits of the museum are namely, fish , insects, birds, bird-eggs, reptiles, butterflies and plenty of herbarium.

There exist a rare type of crocodile, the estuarine crocodile, in the Bengal Natural History Museum, at Darjeeling . It is undoubtedly a marvel to watch at. The resplendent medley colors , demonstrated by the radiant and mind-blowing butterflies at the Bengal Natural History Museum, in Darjeeling .

Equally fabulous are the great variety of stones, noticeable in their mineral moulds . The Bengal Natural History Museum at Darjeeling remains open the entire week, except Thursday. The Bengal Natural History Museum of Darjeeling, welcomes visitors from 10.00 Am. to 4.00 PM .

The Bengal Natural History Museum, Darjeeling, provides the keen visitors with precious knowledge on the natural world and resources, significant enough to generate the commoner`s awareness about his natural environs.

(Last Updated on : 10/01/2009)
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