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Title Page, Copyright Page 1 Contents 5 Acknowledgments 7 Introduction: The Dead Ark 9 Maharajah the Elephant’s Journey: From Nature to Culture 45 Sir Roger the Elephant 66 “Under the Skin": The Biography of a Manchester Mandrill 83 Balto the Dog 100 The Biogeographies of a Hollow-Eyed Harrier 118 Biological Objects and “Mascotism”: The Life and Times of Alfred the Gorilla 142 Neurath’s Whale 159 The Afterlife of Chi-Chi 177 The Thames Whale: The Difficult Birth of a Celebrity Specimen 194 Enlivened through Memory: Hunters and Hunting Trophies 210 An Afterword on Afterlife 227 Further Reading 243 Contributors 249 Index 251 Publisher:University of Virginia Press,Published:2011,ISBN:9780813932088,Related ISBN:9780813931678,Language:English,OCLC:785940939 In the quiet halls of the natural history museum, there are some creatures still alive with stories, whose personalities refuse to be relegated to the dusty corners of an exhibit. The fame of these beasts during their lifetimes has given them an iconic status in death. More than just museum specimens, these animals have attained a second life as historical and cultural records. This collection of essays--from a broad array of contrib

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Author

Samuel J.M.M. Alberti

Publisher

University of Virginia Press

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781280490163

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Memoir, History, Biography