The 'Sistine Chapel of Taxidermy' - Conserving Akeley's Elephants

Описание: Come to our meet up at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin on January 27th! RSVP & details here: http://bit.ly/2FmhkJB
The Akeley's Fighting African Elephants are some of the best examples of taxidermy ever created-- but they'll need help if they're to survive the next 100 years.
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Our earlier video (from 2013!) about the Akeley's elephants:    • Carl Akeley's Fighting African Elephants  
More on Carl Akeley from the Field Museum: http://bit.ly/2DJktTj

Thanks to George Dante and John Janelli for taking time out of their day for these interviews!

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This episode is filmed at and supported by The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois.
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