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HIPPOPOTAMUS
Presented by Anders Sparrman 1776
| TYPE: | Image |
| DATE: | 28th January 1776 |
| AUTHOR: | Erik Åhlander / Ulf Johansson |
| PHOTOGRAPHER: | Erik Åhlander |
| CAT/REF NUMBER: | NRM 603039 |
| COLLECTION(S): | Swedish Museum of Natural History |
| ADDED: | 08/02/2018 |
| iFELLOW: | Swedish Museum of Natural History | PA Zoology |
| JOURNALS ETC: | Linnaeus Apostles Global Science & Adventure, Volume 5, Page 308 |
| CONTENT: | The still preserved calf of the hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) was brought back from South Africa to Sweden in 1776 and donated to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Sparrman refers to it in his donation letter to the Academy as “Hippopotamus, dess calf N:B helt” [= Hippopotamus, its calf, N.B. complete.]. At the entry for Hippopotamus amphibius in the museum catalogue from 1788 by Hornstedt, it has been added by Sparrman’s hand “Nyfödd” [= newborn]. It is currently (2018) on display at the Swedish Museum of Natural History. |
| GEO-LOCATION: | WGS84(-32.5991, 25.87674) |
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