An exhibition titled “The Call of the Wild — Wildlife of the Southern Hemisphere” opened at the Chongqing Natural History Museum on Tuesday.
The exhibition is jointly organized by the Chongqing Natural History Museum and the Inner Mongolia Museum of Natural History and will run for nearly three months.
It is divided into three sections exploring the ecology of the African savanna and local communities’ coexistence with nature. Specimens of giraffes, zebras, lions and African buffaloes are on display alongside rock art, wooden artifacts and traditional household items.
Wang Zhili, deputy director of the Inner Mongolia Museum of Natural History, said natural history museums play an important role in protecting natural heritage and raising ecological awareness. Gao Bichun, director of the Chongqing Natural History Museum, described the exhibition as an important example of cross-regional cooperation between museums.
