Travel and adventure newspaper on land and sea: Manatee hunting in Honduras. Pages 66 and 67
In the story we made about the expedition of the famous Nordinskiold in the polar seas, in At some point we said that the wise naturist during his return trip he found on the island of Behring bones of a sea cow, which in At that time it was named “stellere”, in honor the man who first told of the e...
| Published in: | Revista de la Universidad |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras
2022
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| Online Access: | https://www.camjol.info/index.php/RU/article/view/15421 https://doi.org/10.5377/ru.v1i1.15421 |
| Summary: | In the story we made about the expedition of the famous Nordinskiold in the polar seas, in At some point we said that the wise naturist during his return trip he found on the island of Behring bones of a sea cow, which in At that time it was named “stellere”, in honor the man who first told of the existence of this strange animal. Steller's sea cow, according to Nordinskiold, completely disappeared from the face of the earth, and it is said that the last of its kind would have been exterminated in 1768, this if we give the reason to the data of the famous academicians von Bae et von Brandt, of course. Nordinskiold's letters and the writings of the Journal des Voyages were read by one of our compatriots, who kindly sent the lengthy letter that comes from some part of Honduras, somewhere in a territory located between 15º and 16º degrees of latitude. En el relato que hicimos sobre la expedición del célebre Nordinskiold en los mares polares, en algún momento dijimos que el sabio naturista durante su viaje de regreso encontró en la isla de Behring huesos de una vaca marina, la cual en aquel momento fue nombrada “stellere”, en honor al hombre que contó por primera vez de la existencia de este extraño animal. La vaca marina de Steller, según Nordinskiold, desapareció completamente de la faz de la tierra, y se cuenta que la última de su especie habría sido exterminada en 1768, esto si damos la razón a los datos de los famosos académicos von Bae et von Brandt, por supuesto. Las cartas de Nordinskiold y los escritos del Journal des Voyages fueron leídas por uno de nuestros compatriotas, quien gentilmente nos envió la extensa carta que proviene de alguna parte de Honduras, en algún lugar de un territorio ubicado entre los 15º et 16º grados de latitud. |
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