Monkey skulls, snakeskin boots and bear bile: Morbid items fill Heathrow's 'dead shed'
Monday, October 22, 2018 - 03:10
in Biology & Nature
At first glance, it looks as though you've stumbled into the rumpus room of an eccentric uncle: guitars stuck up on the wall and tiny monkey skulls encased in glass. This is Heathrow Airport's "dead shed," a repository for confiscated items that highlights the massive scale of the global illegal wildlife trade.