Uta Hick was Curator of Primates at Cologne Zoo and friend of Marvin Jones. But why was this species named after her? Did they breed first in Germany or Europe under her curatorship?
Uta Hick was Curator of Primates at Cologne Zoo and friend of Marvin Jones. But why was this species named after her? Did they breed first in Germany or Europe under her curatorship?
Quoting from the excellent book The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals (Beolens, Watkins & Grayson; 2009)
The original citation reads:-
“Much is owed to Miss Hick for her contributions to our knowledge of pitheciines. The largest assemblage of captive living pitheciines ever gathered flourished in the Kolner Zoo under Curator Hick’s personal care.”
