Later in the day he separated from his party to search for specimens of a rare flower on the island's rocky cliffs. (en.wikipedia.org)
At present, the museum employs 168 science staff, 27 of whom are curators — scientists who collect specimens from around the world and maintain research labs to study the museum's collection. (scientificamerican.com)
But recently its holdings doubled with the discovery of hundreds of specimens in a cave system known as Rising Star. (scientificamerican.com)