African Elephants

Description: African Elephants, two (Elephas africanus peeli. Lydekker) on platform shown in Columbian Rotunda of Field Columbian Museum, Jackson Park. Taxidermy by Carl Akeley. 41411 is on the left with two tusks and its trunk is raised. 41410 is on the right, with one tusk.
Attribution: (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
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Department(s)
  • Photo Archives
  • Library
  • Mammals
  • Zoology
Creator(s)
  • Photographer: Charles H. Carpenter : Field Museum of Natural History
Date: Created Dec 1908
Citation: Courtesy of: C. H. Carpenter. (c) Field Museum of Natural History. CC BY-NC 4.0. https://mm.fieldmuseum.org/6e04e201-b8e7-4428-b485-c64d99171310 (accessed on 01 Sep 2024)
Media File URL: http://fm-digital-assets.fieldmuseum.org/533/839/CSZ29270.jpg
Associated Catalog Number(s)
  • 41410 | 41411
Associated Specimen(s)
Taxon Coverage
  • Loxodonta africana knochenhauri
Related Geography: Kenya, Central Prov, Kiambu Dist, Africa | Kirinyaga Dist
Sex: Male
CSZ29270.jpg
African Elephants, two (Elephas africanus peeli. Lydekker) on platform shown in Columbian Rotunda of Field Columbian Museum, Jackson Park. Taxidermy by Carl Akeley. 41411 is on the left with two tusks and its trunk is raised. 41410 is on the right, with one tusk.
IRN: 533839
GUID: 6e04e201-b8e7-4428-b485-c64d99171310