Maude the Tigon has been newly taxidermied and is going on display at the Manchester Museum.
Maude was born at Dresden Zoo in 1932 and purchased by Belle Vue Zoo, Manchester in 1936, along with her brother Kliou. She died in 1949, and her skin has been in storage since.
The tigon?s return: a rare tiger-lion takes over the Manchester Museum | Science | The Guardian
Maude was born at Dresden Zoo in 1932 and purchased by Belle Vue Zoo, Manchester in 1936, along with her brother Kliou. She died in 1949, and her skin has been in storage since.
The tigon?s return: a rare tiger-lion takes over the Manchester Museum | Science | The Guardian
the museum has quite a lot of old Belle Vue stock on display, actually.