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Natural history museums are a naturalist's delight, providing him with an intriguing insight into the natural world of flora and fauna. These museums depict the archeological evidences of the natural world and evolution of the natural environment. Sightseeing in Darjeeling will afford you with several such sites that offer glimpses into the natural world. There are several gardens and museums that attract a lot of visitors. The Bengal Natural History Museum in Darjeeling is one such museum that displays a huge number of Himalayan fauna. Other than the museum mention can also be made of the botanical and the zoological gardens like the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling and the Lloyd Botanical Garden in Darjeeling . The Bengal Natural History Museum in Darjeeling was established in the 1903. At the Bengal Natural History Museum in Darjeeling make your acquaintance with 4300 specimens of Himalayan fauna and also a number of fauna indigenous to Bengal and Darjeeling in particular. The popular draws at the museum include fish insets, birds, bird eggs, reptiles, butterflies and a large number of herbarium. Also housed at the Bengal Natural History Museum of Darjeeling, India is a rare variety of crocodile, the estuarine crocodile. This particular species of crocodile is held responsible for the loss of many human lives in Asia. There is a veritable riot of colors at Bengal Natural History Museum at Darjeeling in the form of vibrant and beautiful butterflies. Other than the butterflies there are a number of stones in their mineral forms that are displayed in a beautiful manner. The Bengal Natural History Museum at Darjeeling remains open all throughout the week including Sunday. Thursday is the only day when the museum remains closed. The Bengal Natural History Museum of Darjeeling, India is open from 10.00 in the morning to 4.00 in the evening.
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