The Science Museum in Department of Zoology, Pant Block, D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur is one of the major attractions among students of University, affiliated colleges and schools of Gorakhpur. It showcases the diversity of animals from Protozoa to Mammals. This rich collection of rare animal specimens in the museum are laid out in a taxanomic fashion. The museum was established with inception of the department in the year 1958 for student teaching and education. The collections are result of over 62 years of teaching and research activities of students and staff. The museum’s huge collection contains about 10000 specimens as various skeletons of Mammals, Aves, Reptiles, Amphibians, Fishes, stuffed body of various birds and preserved specimen collection of poisonous and non-poisonous snakes, marine and fresh water fishes, mollusks, corals and other rare animals offering an insight into the biological diversity. The museum houses a life size, complete stuffed body of ostrich and a rich collection of insects as its pride possession. The museum with collection of an extensive range of specimens aims to preserve and showcase the diversity in animal kingdom with a display about evolutionary biology. Besides the skeleton, preserved specimens, museum also stores models of rare and extinct animals and charts to display anatomy, lifecycle of different animals from protozoa to mammals for students. It remains open from 10.00 A.M. to 4.00 P.M. on all working days of the University.