Schmidt Museum of Natural History_Mammals

The Schmidt Museum of Natural History contains a comprehensive collection of approximately 600 taxidermy mounts of birds, mammals, reptiles, and fish from Kansas. A research collection of more than 2,500 bird and mammal skins from various parts of the U.S. is maintained for advanced study and research.

The museum mounts are the work of Richard Schmidt whose career began as a school boy in 1925 and culminated with his retirement as taxidermist at Emporia State University (then Emporia Kansas State College). The specimens in the museum are grouped taxonomically and allow visitors to see clearly the color and structural details useful in identifying species. Other interesting features include displays of rare specimens collected in Kansas, invertebrates, an egg collection, unusual color patterns of certain species, techniques for preparing museum mounts, and a tallgrass prairie diorama.

施密特自然历史博物馆藏有一套详尽的自然标本收藏，其中包括约600件来自堪萨斯的鸟类、哺乳动物、爬行动物和鱼类标本的剥制模型。此外，博物馆还维护着一个超过2500件鸟类和哺乳动物皮张的研究收藏，这些皮张来自美国各地，用于高级研究和学术探讨。博物馆的剥制模型由理查德·施密特制作，他的职业生涯始于1925年一名学校学生，并在退休时作为艾莫里亚州立大学（当时为艾莫里亚堪萨斯州立学院）的剥制师达到巅峰。博物馆中的标本按照分类学进行分组，使游客能够清晰地观察到用于识别物种的颜色和结构细节。其他引人注目的特色包括在堪萨斯州收集的稀有标本展示、无脊椎动物展示、蛋类收藏、某些物种的独特色彩模式、制作博物馆剥制模型的技巧以及一片高草草原的微缩景观。