▁is ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Natural ▁History ▁Museum , ▁London . ▁It ▁houses ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fin est ▁collections ▁of ▁stuff ed ▁m amm als , ▁birds , ▁re pt iles ▁and ▁insect s ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Walter ▁Roth sch ild ▁Zo ological ▁Museum ; ▁however , ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁the ▁N H M ▁changed ▁its ▁name . ▁The ▁museum ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁Ak eman ▁Street , ▁in ▁Tr ing , ▁H ert ford shire . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Natural ▁History ▁Museum ▁at ▁Tr ing ▁was ▁once ▁the ▁private ▁museum ▁of ▁Lion el ▁Walter , ▁ 2 nd ▁Baron ▁Roth sch ild , ▁and ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Roth sch ild ▁family ▁home ▁of ▁Tr ing ▁Park . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁to ▁house ▁his ▁collection ▁of ▁mounted ▁spec im ens ▁and ▁first ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁The ▁Roth sch ild ▁family ▁gave ▁the ▁Museum ▁and ▁its ▁contents ▁to ▁the ▁nation ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁Lion el ▁Walter ▁b red ▁hy br ids ▁between ▁z eb ras ▁and ▁horses ▁( z eb roid s ) ▁and ▁a ▁hy brid ▁fo al ▁is ▁on ▁display . ▁He ▁was ▁frequently ▁seen ▁r iding ▁a ▁z eb ra - dra wn ▁carriage . ▁The ▁museum ' s ▁Z eb ra ▁Ca fe ▁all udes ▁to ▁Lord ▁Roth sch ild ' s ▁love