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William T. Hornaday: Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting
Here’s another spoiler for our 1st floor exhibit case: Dave brought this beautiful book from his home to go in our display among our information about William T. Hornaday. This book, Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting, was published in 1891 during his term as Chief Taxidermist for the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
From an artistic, historical, and biological standpoint, this book is absolutely fascinating to look through! In so many aspects was Hornaday ahead of his time in regards towards animal preparation and taxidermy, and this book discusses some techniques which we still employ in our museum today. In many aspects of his personal life, however, Hornaday was a controversial and stubborn figure, but nevertheless passionate about wildlife and working ultimately towards its conservation. Someday I’ll tell you all about the time he put a pygmy person from the Congo named Ota Benga on display in the National Zoo in the primates exhibit as a way to illustrate convergent evolution, but that is totally another story.
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Bison antiquus by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.
American bisons, living and extinct.
1876.
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n296_w1150 by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.
American bisons, living and extinct.
1876.
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Bison Americanus by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.
American bisons, living and extinct.
1876.
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n300_w1150 by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.
1-11 Bison americanus now called Bison bison 12 - Bison antiquus
American bisons, living and extinct.
1876.
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n16_w1150 by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.
Bison
American natural history..
Philadelphia,H.C. Carey & I. Lea,1826-28.
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Bison skeletons from: ‘Frozen Fauna of the Mammoth Steppe - the story of Blue Babe’ by R. DALE GUTHRIE
The illustrations by the author are great and it’s a fascinating book, particularly if you are interested in bison or the frozen ice age animals. It’s out of print but available online for a reasonable price.
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n601_w1150 by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.
Bison
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n490_w1150 by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.
The European Bison
