What on Earth!

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What on Earth! is an interactive introduction to the natural world and a showcase for Sheffield's amazing natural history collections.

In Close to Home, you can see and hear the animals that can be found living on the moors, in the woods or even in your own home. Use our Nature Notebook to protect wildlife by telling us about the animals and plants you've seen. You can even design your own creatures in the Weird and Wonderful area, or pay a visit to the museum's very own beehive and ant colony. 

Take a stroll through the ancient lands exhibit, but watch out for the hyenas, giant millipedes and sharks! In the Power of Nature section, find out how wind and water turns boulders into mud and why dung beetles are stronger than elephants.