Author: Thomas Henry HuxleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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On the Classification of Birds
Author: Thomas Henry HuxleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Author: Zoological Society of LondonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 172
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Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Author: Zoological Society of LondonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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Obaysch
Author: Simons, JohnPublisher: Sydney University Press
ISBN: 174332586X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
In 1850, a baby hippopotamus arrived in England, thought to be the first in Europe since the Roman Empire, and almost certainly the first in Britain since prehistoric times. Captured near an island in the White Nile, Obaysch was donated by the viceroy of Egypt in exchange for greyhounds and deerhounds. His arrival in London was greeted with a wave of ‘hippomania’, doubling the number of visitors to the Zoological Gardens almost overnight. Delving into the circumstances of Obaysch’s capture and exhibition, John Simons investigates the phenomenon of ‘star’ animals in Victorian Britain against the backdrop of an expanding British Empire. He shows how the entangled aims of scientific exploration, commercial ambition, and imperial expansion shaped the treatment of exotic animals throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Along the way, he uncovers the strange and moving stories of Obaysch and the other hippos who joined him in Europe as the trade in zoo animals grew.
On the Hemiptera-Heteroptera of the Island of Grenada, West Indies
Author: Philip Reese UhlerPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781343017382
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
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Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Author: Zoological Society (London)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1134
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The Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Zoological Society of London
Author: Zoological Society of LondonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 1228
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Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Author: Zoological Society (London)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 198
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Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Author: Zoological Society (London)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
On the Zoological Geography of the Malay Archipelago
Author: Alfred Russel WallacePublisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473362571
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1859 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'On the Zoological Geography of the Malay Archipelago' is an article detailing Wallace's observations during his travels in Asia. Alfred Russel Wallace was born on 8th January 1823 in the village of Llanbadoc, in Monmouthshire, Wales. Wallace was inspired by the travelling naturalists of the day and decided to begin his exploration career collecting specimens in the Amazon rainforest. He explored the Rio Negra for four years, making notes on the peoples and languages he encountered as well as the geography, flora, and fauna. While travelling, Wallace refined his thoughts about evolution and in 1858 he outlined his theory of natural selection in an article he sent to Charles Darwin. Wallace made a huge contribution to the natural sciences and he will continue to be remembered as one of the key figures in the development of evolutionary theory.