another photo of Schomburgk's deer

vogelcommando · 30 Jan 2013

is this the picture of Walkers or is it yet another ? It was also taken at Berlin Zoo in 1911 by Lothar Schlawe.
Next to Berlin the species was also kept at Paris ( not the Zoo but the menagerie of the Nat. Hist. Museum ) and at Hamburg Zoo ( not Hagenbecks ) were it was even bred succesfully in 1870 !

jbnbsn99 · 30 Jan 2013

This is the commonly seen photo, yes. The Paris Natural History Museum also has the only mount of this species.

Tim May · 30 Jan 2013

vogelcommando said:
Next to Berlin the species was also kept at Paris ( not the Zoo but the menagerie of the Nat. Hist. Museum ) and at Hamburg Zoo ( not Hagenbecks ) were it was even bred succesfully in 1870 !

A male Schomburgk’s deer, born in the old (pre-Hagenbeck’s) Hamburg Zoo was acquired by London Zoo in 1873.

TeaLovingDave · 21 Feb 2022

Although commonly claimed to have been taken in 1911, this photograph occurs in several of the guidebooks published at Zoo Berlin prior to said date - the earliest such occurrence being in 1901.

another photo of Schomburgk's deer

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