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Naturalis - the last Quagga

Taxidermed Quagga in the temporary exhibition "Van onschatbare waarde", that was kept in Artis untill 1883 as the last survivor of its kind. Naturalis has a large collection of recently extinct animals, but the specimen are kept in the collection tower instead of the museum.

Naturalis - the last Quagga
AWP, 2 Oct 2020
    • Onychorhynchus coronatus
      Really atmospheric photo ! Well done!
      2 Oct 2020
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    • JurassicMax
      Hopefully this taxidermed Quagga will return to Artis when the renovation of the Groote Museum has been completed.
      18 Oct 2020
    • AWP
      @JurassicMax Permanent public display would be favorable to me, whether in Leiden or in Amsterdam. Naturalis has a huge collection of taxidermed extinct animals. It could create an gallery like the one in Paris, but I guess it won't happen and that the quagga returns to the storage tower after the exhibition.
      18 Oct 2020
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    • JurassicMax
      I would prefer that too, however didn't the entire collection of the Zoological Museum of Amsterdam go to Naturalis. I think it would be a nice gesture if a few items were ''given back'' to Amsterdam/Artis to be on display there.
      18 Oct 2020
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