Sorry! Haven’t been to see ‘Happy Feet’ yet – or ‘Night at the Museum’ for that matter but they’re both on my New Year's resolutions list. I did however pop up to Tring where the Natural History Museum has it’s Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum. While I was there I saw some oddly stuffed Kings and an Elephant seal so big there wasn’t a case big enough to fit it. The spine tingling moment came when curator Douglas showed me the eggs brought back by Cherry-Garrard. Unfortunately they are too precious to send out on tour in our exhibition but we’re still looking for an Emperor penguin specimen (tap-dancing optional).

Image © The Natural History Museum, London