American Museum of Natural History

July 2008. New York City.

You wouldn't happen to remember what other animals were in the Hall of Asian Mammals would you?

No idea Ituri, as the museum is so large that one can spend hours in it and see only 50% of the exhibits. The sheer size is enormous, and a year later it is almost overwhelming to think back on all that I gazed upon.

Geez man. Next time you take a massive months long road trip, you really should take better notes!

Ituri said:

You wouldn't happen to remember what other animals were in the Hall of Asian Mammals would you?

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Lots of stuff:

From distant memory Gibbon, Dhole, Axis Deer, Sumatran Rhino, Sun Bear, Sloth Bear, Gaur, Banteng, 4-Horned Antelope, Wild Boar, Leopard ("hunting" Peafowl), Tiger, Blackbuck, Asian Lion, Nilgai, Muntjac.

Good dioramas, but not nearly as well done as those in the Akeley Hall of African Mammals, which is the best of its kind in the world.

Thanks reduakari: I do now remember the sumatran rhino, sloth and sun bears, gaur...but not some of the other specimens. The rare and exotic creatures certainly stood out, but I was also visiting a major attraction every single day for 8 straight weeks. I agree that the African Hall was much superior, and without the darkness that pervades every part of the Asian Hall. The glass, darkness and visitors was like an aquarium and thus difficult for photography.

reduakari said:

Lots of stuff:

From distant memory Gibbon, Dhole, Axis Deer, Sumatran Rhino, Sun Bear, Sloth Bear, Gaur, Banteng, 4-Horned Antelope, Wild Boar, Leopard ("hunting" Peafowl), Tiger, Blackbuck, Asian Lion, Nilgai, Muntjac.

Good dioramas, but not nearly as well done as those in the Akeley Hall of African Mammals, which is the best of its kind in the world.

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The book on the link below is an enjoyable biography of the legendary Carl Akeley and it is a bit of a shock to go back in time to an earlier era when animals where slaughtered by the hundreds in order to stock museums. Former U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt is profiled in several chapters, and he gunned down 11, 400 animals in a fairly short period of time while in Africa. The book has intimate details of the deaths of many elephants, gorillas and other species, but all in the name of science...

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