National Museum of Brazil in Brazil

National Museum of Brazil
Type	museum
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Country	Brazil
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Veterinarians
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Record history
History of updates	0000-00-00

Latest document update	2023-02-26 00:49:20

Description

National Museum of Brazil, Brazil .

Taxidermy specimens

National Museum of Brazil has in its collection 2 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)

Bosco Destroyed by fire in the museum
Accession nr: . Received: 1893-00-00 ♂ Bosco
Species: Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
* Born at Asia unspecified location † Dead 1893-00-00 at Rio de Janeiro Zoo (Vila Isabel)
Death: unknown Death reason: unknown (N/A)
††† Destroyed 2018-00-00 by fire in the museum

Edici Accession nr: . Received: 1949-00-00 ♀ Edici
Species: Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
* Born at Asia unspecified location † Dead 1949-03-02 at Rio de Janeiro ZooDeath reason: unknown (N/A)

References for records about National Museum of Brazil

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). National Museum of Brazil, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=3698. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Enzo Henriques, Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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