German museum puts on stuffed animal sex exhibit

A German exhibition examining the role of sex in evolution is set to ruffle a few feathers.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th Oct 2013, 21:30 BST
Stuffed copulating deer are displayed at the exhibition Sex and Evolution at the Natural History museum in Muenster, Germany. Picture: ReutersStuffed copulating deer are displayed at the exhibition Sex and Evolution at the Natural History museum in Muenster, Germany. Picture: Reuters
Stuffed copulating deer are displayed at the exhibition Sex and Evolution at the Natural History museum in Muenster, Germany. Picture: Reuters

Muenster’s Natural History museum is hosting Sex and Evolution, which sees stuffed animals - including deer, hedgehogs, rabbits and foxes - displayed in various mating positions.

The exhibition, which intends to explore how sex in the plant and animal kingdoms plays a leading role in evolution, runs from October 11 until October 19, 2014. Pictures: Ina Fassbender/Reuters

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