Trinity’ College Zoological Museum in United Kingdom

Trinity’ College Zoological Museum
Type	museum
Founded	1777
Country	United Kingdom
Website	Website
Facebook	Facebook
Twitter	tcddublin
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Owner	University of Dublin

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Key People

Veterinarians
Elephant department
Head keepers of elephants

Elephant keepers
Record history
History of updates	2020-10-08

Latest document update	2020-10-30 07:03:11
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Description

Trinity’ College Zoological Museum, United Kingdom , was founded in 1777.

Taxidermy specimens

Trinity’ College Zoological Museum 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)

Prince Accession nr: . Received: 1882-00-00 ♂ Prince
Species: Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
* Born at Nepal unspecified location † Dead 1882 at Dublin Zoo
Death: unknown Death reason: unknown (N/A)

Comments / picturesThe museum dates back to 1777 where it then resided in Regent House, overlooking Front Square.

Prince Tom, the first elephant to visit Australia and New Zealand and who spent his last years in Dublin Zoo, is just one of the high-profile specimens on display in the museum. Prince Tom belonged to Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh.

References for records about Trinity’ College Zoological Museum

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Trinity’ College Zoological Museum, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=3046. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

http://www.universitytimes.ie/2015/07/elephant-skeletons-and-shark-teeth-in-trinitys-secret-museum/

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