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This image captures a section of a natural history museum exhibit. The primary subjects are large informational display boards, a television screen, and a display case. The scene is set indoors, showcasing educational content related to the natural world. On the left, a large display board features "NATURAL HISTORY SECTION" and "प्राकृतिक इतिहास विभाग" (Natural History Department) in vertical text. The horizontal section below provides an overview of the museum's Natural History Section, mentioning its aim to increase awareness of flora and fauna, dioramas, shrinking forests, endangered species, and collections by the Bombay Natural History Society. It details galleries for birds, mammals, amphibians, and reptiles, with an illustration of a deer. On the right, another display board focuses on "Taxidermy - टॅक्सीडर्मी." It defines taxidermy in English and Marathi as the activity of cleaning, preserving, and filling skins of dead animals to make them appear alive. Four illustrated steps depict the process: skinning and cleaning the bird, applying boric powder and arsenic powder, constructing an artificial body with wires, and finally stitching, fixing glass eyes, and mounting the bird. Above the taxidermy display, a flat-screen television shows what appears to be a video of birds, possibly cranes, in a natural, grassy environment. Below the TV, a white display case has various patterned squares on its side, including a parrot feather, a seashell, leopard print, a butterfly wing, wood grain, and a turtle shell pattern. This case also features "NATURAL HISTORY SECTION." The room is brightly lit by overhead lights. The walls are a deep maroon with teal vertical strips, and the floor is covered in light brown square tiles. The presence of both English and Marathi text, along with the mention of the Bombay Natural History Society, indicates the location is likely a museum in Mumbai, India.
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