The Mystery Object

Become a detective and go looking for clues to find out the real identity of our mysterious objects! But be careful - only half of the given clues are correct! Take a close look at the object, think carefully and choose the clues you think are true in our online quiz. You'll get the solution and more information at the end through a video.

Through the mysterious objects, BIOTOPIA presents treasures from the Bavarian Natural History Collections (SNSB) in the form of exciting object stories in the form of an installation in the BIOTOPIA Lab. Each object is explained in detail by an SNSB scientist in the solution video.

Visit BIOTOPIA Lab!

You'd rather puzzle on site and examine the current mystery object live? Then come and visit the BIOTOPIA Lab! There you will find a new object every few months and you can ponder together with the Lab Pilots what it could be. A visit to the Lab is also worthwhile for many other reasons. Come and have a look!

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Your detective skills are needed!

Does this object come from the deep sea and can it even digest petroleum? Does it have poisonous needles or is this a fungus?

Select the clues you think are correct in our online quiz. You can then reveal the solution in the video linked below!

This way to the quiz!

Directly to the solution

Tips: Drag the image sideways to rotate it. Click/tap on it to zoom in on a specific section.

Find out what this is

Is it the tooth of a snail-eating fish, is it kitchen waste or is it a part of the bark of a tree?

Select the clues you think are correct in our online quiz. You can then reveal the solution in the video linked below!

This way to the quiz!

Directly to the solution

Can you find the solution?

Can this object turn the sun's energy into electricity? Is it a mineral or is it wood, and does it have something to do with a fungus?

Select the clues you think are correct in our online quiz. You can then reveal the solution in the video linked below!

This way to the quiz!

Directly to the solution

Tips: Drag the image sideways to rotate it. Click/tap on it to zoom in on a specific section.

And what is this?

Could this be the seed of a palm tree, is this an ancient animal, or is it the skeleton of a creature that lives in a cave?

Select the clues you think are correct in our online quiz. You can then reveal the solution in the video linked below!

This way to the quiz!

Directly to the solution

What could this object be?

Is this a tool? A type of food? Or does this object have something in common with a ram's horn?

Select the clues you think are correct in our online quiz. You can then reveal the solution in the video linked below!

This way to the quiz!

Directly to the solution

Tips: Drag the image sideways to rotate it. Click/tap on it to zoom in on a specific section.