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

Come to our meet up at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin on January 27th! RSVP & details here:
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:
More on Carl Akeley from the Field Museum:
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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