Zoology Collection (page 22)

African bush elephant, Loxodonta africana. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Pink fairy armadillo or pichiciego, Chlamyphorus truncatus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Short-tailed chinchilla (critically endangered)
Short-tailed chinchilla, Chinchilla chinchilla (critically endangered), and Cairo spiny mouse, Acomys cahirinus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon

Cape hare and tapeti or Brazilian hare
Cape hare, Lepus capensis, and tapeti or Brazilian hare, Sylvilagus brasiliensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Mongolian gerbil and Brazilian tuco-tuco
Mongolian gerbil, Meriones unguiculatus, and Brazilian tuco-tuco, Ctenomys brasiliensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris

Cuban hutia, Capromys pilorides
Desmarests hutia or Cuban hutia, Capromys pilorides (Capromys furnieri). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Richardsons ground squirrel and thirteen-lined
Richardsons ground squirrel, Urocitellus richardsonii, and thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de

Franklins ground squirrel, Poliocitellus franklinii. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Red squirrel and Senegal dormouse
Eurasian red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, and Senegal dormouse, Graphiurus species. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Wombat, Vombatus ursinus (Phascolomys wombat). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Koala, Phascolarctos cinereus (Phascolarctos fuscus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Banded hare-wallaby, Lagostrophus fasciatus (endangered)
Banded hare-wallaby or munning, Lagostrophus fasciatus (endangered). Halmaturus elegans. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris

Swamp wallaby and yellow-bellied glider
Swamp wallaby, Wallabia bicolor, and yellow-bellied glider, Petaurus australis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Eastern ring-tailed possum, Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Phalangista cookii). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Feathertail glider and Talaud bear cuscus
Feathertail glider, Acrobates pygmaeus, and Talaud bear cuscus, Ailurops melanotis (critically endangered). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon

White cuscus and spotted cuscus, Spilocuscus maculatus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres

Western barred bandicoot or mari, Perameles bougainville (endangered). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Eastern quoll and Maluku kangaroo
Eastern quoll, Dasyurus viverrinus, and pelandoc or Maluku kangaroo, Dorcopsis species. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris

Eastern quoll, Dasyurus viverrinus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina (Phoca proboscidea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Spotted seal or largha seal, Phoca largha (Phoca chorisii). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Clouded leopard, Neofelis nebulosa (Felis macrocelis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Fennec fox or fennec, Vulpes zerda. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Chinese ferret-badger, Melogale moschata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Kinkajou, Potos flavus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Red panda (endangered) and hog badger
Red panda or lesser panda, Ailurus fulgens (endangered), and hog badger, Arctonyx collaris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres

Little blue penguin, Eudyptula minor, and tufted puffin, Fratercula cirrhata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Inca tern, Larosterna inca, and white-headed petrel, Pterodroma lessonii. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Crab plover, Dromas ardeola, and black swan, Cygnus atratus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

African emerald cuckoo and black-mandibled toucan
African emerald cuckoo, Chrysococcyx cupreus, and black-mandibled toucan, Ramphastos ambiguus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres

Diederik cuckoo and shining bronze-cuckoo
Diederik cuckoo, Chrysococcyx caprius, and shining bronze-cuckoo, Chrysococcyx lucidus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris

Delalandes coua (extinct), and greater roadrunner
Delalandes coua, Coua delalandei (extinct), and greater roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres

Pied coucal and violet coucal
White-necked coucal or pied coucal, Centropus ateralbus, and violaceous coucal or violet coucal, Centropus violaceus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de

Yellow-billed malkoha and red-faced malkoha
Yellow-billed malkoha, Phaenicophaeus calyorhynchus, and red-faced malkoha, Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus.Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon

Pavonine quetzal, Pharomachrus pavoninus (Trogon pavoninus). Head of female. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

American black bear, Ursus americanus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Yellow-capped pygmy parrot and groove-billed ani
Yellow-capped pygmy parrot, Micropsitta keiensis, male and female, and groove-billed ani, Crotophaga sulcirostris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de

Kuhls lorikeet, Vini kuhlii (endangered). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Burrowing parrot and New Zealand kaka
Burrowing parrot, Cyanoliseus patagonus, and New Zealand kaka, Nestor meridionalis (endangered). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres

Spixs macaw (critically endangered) and gang-gang cockatoo
Spixs macaw, Cyanopsitta spixii (critically endangered) and gang-gang cockatoo, Callocephalon fimbriatum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon

Palm cockatoo, Probosciger aterrimus (Microglossum nigerrimum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Long-billed corella and galah
Long-billed corella, Cacatua tenuirostris, and galah or rose-breasted cockatoo, Eolophus roseicapilla. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon

Red-tailed black cockatoo and Pesquets parrot
Red-tailed black cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus banksii, and Pesquets parrot, Psittrichas fulgidus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres

Magnificent riflebird, Lophorina magnifica (female). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Magpie goose and crested auklet
Magpie goose, Anseranas semipalmata, and crested auklet, Aethia cristatella. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Sloth bear, Melursus ursinus (Ursus labiatus). Vulnerable. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Sun bear, Helarctos malayanus (Ursus malayanus). Vulnerable. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Horsfields treeshrew, Tupaia javanica, and common treeshrew, Tupaia glis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

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Zoology, the study of animals, encompasses a vast array of species from all corners of the world. From the intricate etchings by Durer to Audubon's detailed lithographs, artists have long captured the beauty and diversity found in nature. In 1502, Albrecht Durer created his masterpiece "Hare, " showcasing his keen eye for detail during the Renaissance period. Carel Fabritius followed suit with "The Goldfinch, " a painting that immortalized this small bird in stunning realism. John James Audubon's lithograph of the American Flamingo in 1858 brought attention to this elegant creature with its vibrant pink plumage. Meanwhile, the Mauritian Dodo reminds us of an unfortunate fate suffered by some species due to human impact. Edward Donovan's handcoloured copperplate engraving depicted the Greater Weever fish with its venomous spines - a reminder that not all creatures are as harmless as they may seem. The Yellow Hammer bird adds a splash of color to our understanding of avian biodiversity. The Thylacine, also known as Tasmanian Tiger or Wolf, serves as a poignant example of extinction caused by human activities. Bhawani Das' Great Indian Fruit Bat showcases another fascinating mammal found in South Asia. Birds like Sparrow Hawks and Belted Kingfishers demonstrate nature's prowess as skilled hunters while Binturongs display their unique arboreal adaptations. These examples highlight just a fraction of what zoology has uncovered about Earth's incredible fauna. Through art and scientific inquiry alike, we continue to uncover new wonders within zoology - reminding us how interconnected we are with these magnificent creatures and emphasizing our responsibility towards their conservation for future generations.