| Description |
vi, 247 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : the dead ark / Samuel J.M.M. Alberti -- "The Queen's ass" : the cultural life of Queen Charlotte's zebra in Georgian Britain / Christopher Plumb -- Maharajah the elephant's journey : from nature to culture / Samuel J.M.M. Alberti -- Sir Roger the elephant / Richard Sutcliffe, Mike Rutherford, and Jeanne Robinson -- "Under my skin" : the biography of a Manchester mandrill / Sophie Everest -- Balto the dog / Rachel Poliquin -- The biogeographies of a hollow-eyed harrier / Merle Patchett, Kate Foster, and Hayden Lorimer -- Biological objects and "mascotism" : the life and times of Alfred the gorilla / Hannah Paddon -- Neurath's whale / Michelle Henning -- The afterlife of Chi-Chi / Henry Nicholls -- The Thames whale : the difficult birth of a celebrity specimen / Richard C. Sabin -- Enlivened through memory : hunters and hunting trophies / Garry Marvin -- An afterword on afterlife / Geoffrey N. Swinney. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Famous animals -- Biography.
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Famous animals -- Collection and preservation.
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Natural history museums -- Exhibitions.
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Zoological specimens -- Collection and preservation.
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Animals -- Biography.
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Taxidermy -- Anecdotes.
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Menageries.
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Animals and civilization.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Alberti, Samuel J. M. M.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780813931678 (cloth alk. paper) |
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0813931673 (cloth alk. paper) |
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0813932084 (electronic bk.) |
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9780813932088 (electronic bk.) |
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