Animal Collector

John Gedsudski said:
This is a short documentary about Francis Buckland, who was a Victorian Era animal collector. He helped to open the Brighton Aquarium:

New Science - YouTube
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Frank Buckland was a fascinating character. Anybody interested in learning more about him should read his own writings such as:-

• Notes and Jottings from Animal Life
• Logbook of a Zoologist and Fisherman
• Curiosities of Natural History

There are also two biographies of Buckland:-

• The Life of Frank Buckland (G. C. Bompas; 1886)
• The Curious World of Frank Buckland (G.H.O. Burgess; 1967)
 
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