Basking At the Biological Museum At Al-Farabi Kazakh National University In Almaty

The main university in Almaty has a little biological museum, probably designed more for teaching students than hosting nerdy, weekend bio geeks. There's no ticket needed, no opening hours, no real entrance. One needs to track down an admin peep just to let you into the place. Worth it.

Vintage cool. A mix of dioramas, taxidermy, charts and dark, moody lighting.

Roaming tiger and a huge map of the biodiversity in Kazakhstan. Color coding is fun! A typical mix of dead things behind glass, dead things on stages.

Bio museums aren't just for animals. Behold the most sophisticated animal of all! Or, getting there. Still a work in progress.

Details of stone age life. Stoking the fire, developing your inner life. Being a cave man demands introspection.

What passes for a main entrance contains a wall size, tile mosaic, filled with glorious images of evolution. The highest level, the Ripped Man.