Is it fat catfish or fatcat fish? Josh and Natalie debate the important issues in this episode, and do not go down any rabbit holes... With two of the specimens, stories of nefarious ichthyology abound!

Join us for another episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, this week Josh and Natalie have brought four specimens all relating to the word 'elusive'. Does the perfect museum specimen exist? What's the squishiest? The most exuberant? Or even the most noxious?

Each episode, our hosts take their pick from 80 million specimens at the Natural History Museum to find the 'perfect' specimen. Their only prompt? A single word.

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Josh brings the podcast's first mineral specimen and our second guest shares a look at some very special books.

Join us for another episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, this week Josh and Natalie have brought four specimens all relating to the word 'artistic'.

Does the perfect museum specimen exist? What's the squishiest? The most exuberant? Or even the most noxious?

Each episode, our hosts take their pick from 80 million specimens at the Natural History Museum to find the 'perfect' specimen. Their only prompt? A single word.

#NaturalHistoryMuseum #Podcast #Perfect

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Josh weighs up the benefits of giant swans and miniature elephants, whilst Natalie is salivating over one plant that produces many vegetables.

Join us for another episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, this week Josh and Natalie have brought four specimens all relating to the word 'wild'.

Does the perfect museum specimen exist? What's the squishiest? The most exuberant? Or even the most reliable? Each episode, our hosts take their pick from 80 million specimens at the Natural History Museum to find the 'perfect' specimen. Their only prompt? A single word.

#NaturalHistoryMuseum #Podcast #Perfect

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Website: ⁠http://www.nhm.ac.uk⁠

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Josh and Natalie have gifts for each other and we learn how competitive carving radishes can be.

Join us for another episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, this week Josh and Natalie have brought four specimens all relating to the word 'festive'.

Does the perfect museum specimen exist? What's the squishiest? The most exuberant? Or even the most noxious?

Each episode, our hosts take their pick from 80 million specimens at the Natural History Museum to find the 'perfect' specimen. Their only prompt? A single word.

#NaturalHistoryMuseum #Podcast #Perfect

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YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/NaturalHistoryMuseumLondon⁠

Website: ⁠http://www.nhm.ac.uk⁠

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Josh brings a specimen that started life in a car park, and Natalie isn't being rude when she talks about big noses.

Join us for another episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, this week Josh and Natalie have brought four specimens all relating to the word 'young'. Keep an eye out, there may even be some bonus specimens too.

Does the perfect museum specimen exist? What's the squishiest? The most exuberant? Or even the most reliable?

Each episode, our hosts take their pick from 80 million specimens at the Natural History Museum to find the 'perfect' specimen. Their only prompt? A single word.

#NaturalHistoryMuseum #Podcast #Perfect

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NaturalHistoryMuseumLondon

Website: http://www.nhm.ac.uk

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This is our thirteenth episode. Are we lucky, or unlucky to have got this far?

Join us for another episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, this week Josh and Natalie have brought four specimens all relating to the word 'unlucky'. Does the perfect museum specimen exist?

What's the squishiest? The most exuberant? Or even the most reliable? Each episode, our hosts take their pick from 80 million specimens at the Natural History Museum to find the 'perfect' specimen. Their only prompt? A single word.

#NaturalHistoryMuseum #Podcast #Perfect

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