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Can a single word define the perfect museum specimen?

In this episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, hosts Josh and Natalie navigate the Natural History Museum's vast collection. Using the prompt 'young', they search for four specific specimens that capture the essence of the word, exploring the museum's incredible diversity.

The Natural History Museum in London houses an immense collection of over 80 million objects, ranging from dinosaur bones and meteorites to a giant squid. In this installment of the series, the hosts use a single word as their only guide to select specimens that represent youth.

The search goes beyond mere identification, as the hosts evaluate the collection for qualities such as reliability, exuberance, and even texture. The episode provides a behind-the-scenes look at how these specimens are curated and the stories held within the museum's massive archives.

Source: Josh would rather have a cough than a salamander smoothie | The 'Perfect' Specimen Ep15

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