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Description: | Stuffed male Emperor penguin mounted on a green board in a glass case. Two blue paper labels at its feet (now removed) were inscribed: 'EMPEROR PENGUIN CAUGHT DURING CAPT SCOTT'S ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION IN DISCOVERY 1901-4', 'PRESENTED BY THE CAPTAIN, OFFICERS AND CADETS, HMS WORCESTER, 1950.'
Loaned to 'Discovery' in 1963. Conserved by Mr Ron Hale, Cricklewood in 1980. Displayed in the Cook Exhibition in the East Wing 1989-90. Gallery 5 (Cook) 1991.
caption: Stuffed Emporer Penguin | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Discovery (1901) emperor penguins | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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