Bourges Museum of Natural History in France


Bourges Museum of Natural History
Local name Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle
Typemuseum
Owner
Address Allée René Ménard 9
Zip-code 18000
Place Bourges
Country France
Website Website
Telephone+33248653734
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Key People
Veterinarians
Elephant department
Head keepers
of elephants
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Description

Bourges Museum of Natural History, located at Allée René Ménard 9, in Bourges, France .

Taxidermy specimens

Bourges Museum of Natural History has in its collection 1 elephantine museum specimens with records in this database:

(Measurements of teeth and body parts follow the system described by Maglio (1973; P = plate number, L = length, W = width, H = height, LF = lamellar frequency)


    Hans Accession nr: . Received: 1931-07-00 ♂ Hans
    Species: Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
    * Born 1782 at Sri Lanka unspecified location † Dead 1802-02-17 at Menagerie du Paris Jardin des Plantes
    Death: disease Death reason: pneumonia

Comments / picturesThe male elephant Hans is the oldest taxidermized specimen of elephant still in existence in France.

References for records about Bourges Museum of Natural History

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2024). Bourges Museum of Natural History, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=3221. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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