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Dumnorix

Description

Daubentonia madagascariensis (Gmelin, 1788), aye-aye, adult male, Madagascar, died in captivity at Edinburgh Zoo, 2008

Museum reference

Z.2011.70

Collection

Mammals

Scientific name(s)

species: Daubentonia madagascariensis (Gmelin, 1788) - Aye-aye

Specimen details

Specimen form: Mount
Sex: Male
Phase: Adult

Production information

Howard, Philip (NMS), 1991 - 2001 (fl.), Taxidermist (NMS)

Date

2010

Collection place(s)

Madagascar, Eastern Africa
Edinburgh Zoological Park, Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

  • Animal World (29 Jul 2011)
    National Museum of Scotland

On display

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Purdah Purdah

Large cotton floor covering of Indian origin, said to have belonged to Nana Govind Dondu Pant (Nana Sahib), taken from his tent by Colonel Robert Hope Moncrieff Aitken, Bengal Staff Corps, in the aftermath of the Indian Mutiny/Uprising (1857-1858), India

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