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In Pictures: Natural history collection for sale at The Emmen Zoo
Fossilised skeletons are displayed during the press preview of a forthcoming sale at Summers Place Auction House in Surrey, England.
An auction house employee attaches the skull to a Hyrachyus skeleton, (left) est 4,000-6,000 GBP, during the press preview of a forthcoming sale at Summers Place Auction House on May 11, 2016 in Billingshurst, England. Summers Place Auction house will sell the museum collection of the Emmen Zoo, an internationally acclaimed zoo in northern Holland, at their sale on June 7th, 2016 in Billinghurst, Surrey. (Getty Images)
The fossilised skeleton of an unknown bird which is believed to show the transition between reptile and modern bird is displayed during the press preview of a forthcoming sale at Summers Place Auction House on May 11, 2016 in Billingshurst, England. Summers Place Auction house will sell the museum collection of the Emmen Zoo, an internationally acclaimed zoo in northern Holland, at their sale on June 7th, 2016 in Billinghurst, Surrey. (Getty Images)
An auction house employee poses between the skeleton of a duck-billed dinosaur, Harpocrasaurus stibengi, (right), est 50,000-80,000 GBP and a Hyrachyus skeleton, (left) est 4,000-6,000 GBP, during the press preview of a forthcoming sale at Summers Place Auction House on May 11, 2016 in Billingshurst, England. Summers Place Auction house will sell the museum collection of the Emmen Zoo, an internationally acclaimed zoo in northern Holland, at their sale on June 7th, 2016 in Billinghurst, Surrey. (Getty Images)
The fossilized skeleton of an unknown bird is displayed during the press preview of a forthcoming sale at Summers Place Auction House on May 11, 2016 in Billingshurst, England. Summers Place Auction house will sell the museum collection of the Emmen Zoo, an internationally acclaimed zoo in northern Holland, at their sale on June 7th, 2016 in Billinghurst, Surrey. (Getty Images)
Fossils are displayed during the press preview of a forthcoming sale at Summers Place Auction House on May 11, 2016 in Billingshurst, England. Summers Place Auction house will sell the museum collection of the Emmen Zoo, an internationally acclaimed zoo in northern Holland, at their sale on June 7th, 2016 in Billinghurst, Surrey. (Getty Images)
An auction house employee poses between the skeleton of a duck-billed dinosaur, Harpocrasaurus stibengi, (right), est 50,000-80,000 GBP and a Hyrachyus skeleton, (left) est 4,000-6,000 GBP, during the press preview of a forthcoming sale at Summers Place Auction House on May 11, 2016 in Billingshurst, England. Summers Place Auction house will sell the museum collection of the Emmen Zoo, an internationally acclaimed zoo in northern Holland, at their sale on June 7th, 2016 in Billinghurst, Surrey. (Getty Images)
An auction house employee attaches the skull to a Hyrachyus skeleton, (left) est 4,000-6,000 GBP, during the press preview of a forthcoming sale at Summers Place Auction House on May 11, 2016 in Billingshurst, England. Summers Place Auction house will sell the museum collection of the Emmen Zoo, an internationally acclaimed zoo in northern Holland, at their sale on June 7th, 2016 in Billinghurst, Surrey. (Getty Images)
A box containing a Brontotherium skull est 2,000-3,000 GBP is displayed during the press preview of a forthcoming sale at Summers Place Auction House on May 11, 2016 in Billingshurst, England. Summers Place Auction house will sell the museum collection of the Emmen Zoo, an internationally acclaimed zoo in northern Holland, at their sale on June 7th, 2016 in Billinghurst, Surrey. (Getty Images)
Fossils are displayed during the press preview of a forthcoming sale at Summers Place Auction House on May 11, 2016 in Billingshurst, England. Summers Place Auction house will sell the museum collection of the Emmen Zoo, an internationally acclaimed zoo in northern Holland, at their sale on June 7th, 2016 in Billinghurst, Surrey. (Getty Images)
A white marble bust of the Duke of Wellington est. 3,000-5,000 GBP is displayed during the press preview of a forthcoming sale at Summers Place Auction House on May 11, 2016 in Billingshurst, England. Summers Place Auction house will sell the museum collection of the Emmen Zoo, an internationally acclaimed zoo in northern Holland, at their sale on June 7th, 2016 in Billinghurst, Surrey. (Getty Images)
