Emperor penguin diorama

Emperor Penguin diorama with multiple mounted specimens and a painted background depicting a scene from the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. The specimens were collected at Little America, the principal American base in Antarctica, by the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1935. Sugar was originally u...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Field Museum of Natural History
Other Authors: Moyer, John; LaBonte, John; Walters, Leon; Corwin, Charles; Rueckert, Arthur
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1936
Subjects:
Field Museum of Natural History
Natural history museums
Museum exhibits
Museums > Illinois
Dioramas
Birds
Penguins
Flightless birds
Mounted specimens
Antarctica
Antarctic
Byrd
Little America
Ross Ice Shelf
Antarc*
Ice Shelf
Online Access:http://www.idaillinois.org/u?/fmnh3,4354
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Summary:Emperor Penguin diorama with multiple mounted specimens and a painted background depicting a scene from the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. The specimens were collected at Little America, the principal American base in Antarctica, by the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1935. Sugar was originally used to simulate snow but was replaced in the 1980s when pests were discovered infesting the exhibits.

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