| 词条 | Pakistan Museum of Natural History |
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|name = Pakistan Museum of Natural History |image = Pakistan Museum of Natural History.JPG |caption = Entrance to the museum |alt = Pakistan Museum of Natural History is located in Islamabad, the federal capital of Pakistan |map_type = Pakistan |map_caption = Location of the museum in Pakistan |coordinates = {{coord|33.686389|73.076389|display=inline}} |established = {{Start date|1976}}[1] |dissolved = |location = Garden Avenue, Shakarparian, Islamabad, Capital Territory, Pakistan |type = Natural history museum |visitors = |curator = |publictransit = |collection = > 300,000[1] |website = }}Pakistan Museum of Natural History (PMNH), established in 1976, is a public natural history museum situated in Islamabad, the federal capital of Pakistan.[1] It has exhibits and galleries which display and provide information about the ecology, geology and palaeontology of the country. Currently, the museum houses a collection of over 300,000 objects.[1] The museum also acts as a research center and works closely with the Lok Virsa Museum. The museum is open to public everyday, except for Friday, from 10 am to 5 pm.[2] The museum is managed by the Pakistan Science Foundation, under the Ministry of Science and Technology.[3][1] Exhibits and galleries
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EventsPMNH acquired a large whale shark which landed at Karachi Fish Harbour in 2012, according to PMNH. This whale shark had a length of {{convert|42|ft|m}} and weighed 16 tonnes. Its liver weighed about {{cvt|800|kg}}, the stomach was about {{cvt|600|kg}}, and the ovary had a weight of {{cvt|120|kg}} and had about 1500 eggs. The shark was seen on February 6, 2012, in the Gora Bari area, in the Pakistani territory of the Arabian Sea, by local fishermen.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}} According to them, it was alive at that time but died before they started hauling it towards the sea shore. The fish was brought to Karachi Fish Harbour on February 7, 2012, and auctioned for Rs. 200,000. The auctioneer who purchased the fish managed an exhibition of this specimen and levied a ticket of Rs. 20. The largest verified specimen of this huge shark was caught on 11 November 1947, near Baba Island, in Karachi, Pakistan. It was {{convert|41.5|ft|m}} long & 21.5 tonnes and had a girth (belt) of {{convert|23|ft|m}}[5] See also
References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 [https://www.dawn.com/news/1251161 A day at the natural history museum], Dawn (newspaper), Updated 10 April 2016, Retrieved 12 September 2017 2. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/885634|title=Photo feature: Pakistan Museum of Natural History|first=Gulrukh|last=Tausif|publisher=Dawn (newspaper)|location=Islamabad|date=March 20, 2010|accessdate=12 September 2017}} 3. ^Pakistan Museum of Natural History on Pakistan Science Foundation website, psf.gov.pk website, (a webcached copy), Retrieved 12 September 2017 4. ^1 2 3 4 [https://tribune.com.pk/story/464233/pakistan-museum-of-natural-history-with-subpar-exhibits-museum-fails-to-draw-in-crowds/ Pakistan Museum of Natural History, Islamabad], The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 12 November 2012, Retrieved 12 September 2017 5. ^ External links{{commons category|Pakistan Museum of Natural History Islamabad}}
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