Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum

Whales found in and near Singapore waters: A 6,000kg teen, the ‘Singapore whale’ and Jubi Lee

The skeleton of Jubi Lee, a sperm whale found off Jurong Island in 2015, is now displayed at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum.

Dead whale found in Singapore waters last year among world’s most elusive baleen whale species

The Omura's whale was recovered off Singapore waters in September 2025.

No plans to publicly display carcass of euthanised Himalayan vulture: Lee Kong Chian museum

Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum houses more than a million natural history specimen.

From a giant ‘squid’ to a T-rex: Science Centre’s biggest dino expo to open on Oct 11

Visitors will learn about prehistoric life and the five major mass extinction events through interactive activities and 90 captivating artefacts.

‘Big lego’: How the largest dinosaur found was brought to Science Centre Singapore

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Behind-the-scenes look into the assembly of a 40-metre life-size cast of the Patagotitan mayorum, which belongs to a group of dinosaurs called titanosaurs. It will be on display at the Science Centre from 11 October. We need more pix of the finished patagotitan

Baleen whale found dead in waters off Tanjong Pagar likely struck by ship

Curators Marcus Chua (right) and Foo Maosheng carrying the mandible bone from the baleen whale carcass for storage at the Singapore Salvage Engineers’ shipyard in Tuas, on Sept 26.

Work to preserve baleen whale that surfaced off Tanjong Pagar under way

aqwhale16 - Whale carcass being retrieved by the Singapore Salvage Engineers (SSE) crew off the waters near Marina Bay Cruise Centre on 12 September 2025. Credit: Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore

Science Centre Singapore’s largest dinosaur exhibition to open in October

Its centrepiece is a 40-metre life-sized cast of the Patagotitan mayorum, one of the largest dinosaurs to roam the Earth.

Cryo-conservation: How animal cells in cold storage can help with wildlife protection in S’pore

A researcher from Mandai Wildlife Group holds up a tray of cells extracted from a cold-blooded animal.

Fact or fiction: Can freezing animal cells help bring species back if they go extinct?

Frozen cell and tissue samples of flora and fauna are stored in cryopreservation vats at the NUS' Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum.

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