Alaska brown bear, specimen measurement chart for Alaska Brown Bear Group, Hall of North American Mammals
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Alaska brown bear, specimen measurement chart for Alaska Brown Bear Group, Hall of North American Mammals
1939-06-09
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15 x 9.75 in
Alaska Brown Bear Group
Brown Bear; N.A.; Alaskan brown bear shot by Francis Colby for American Museum. 1939 June; Number - 2; Date - June 9, 1939; Sex - Male; Location - Canoe Bay; Circumference - C; Depth - D; Thickness - T*; Total length and length from ham to shoulder; Thin - nothing in belly. No fat outside - a little inside; Wt. 1150 plus blood; Range 63 yds. 3 shots .405. 2 in spine; Save complete skeletons; Skin removed for all body measurements except height and length; Eye to end of nose; Use calipers; stamped: "James L. Clark American Museum of Natural History New York"
This item contains a specimen measurement chart of an Alaska brown bear. A set of measurements for the bear's lower back is accompanied by a question mark, indicating some uncertainty in an otherwise precisely measured specimen.
Canoe Bay -- Aleutians East -- Alaska -- United States
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Clark, James L. (James Lippitt), 1883-1969 (artist), “Alaska brown bear, specimen measurement chart for Alaska Brown Bear Group, Hall of North American Mammals,” AMNH Research Library | Digital Special Collections, accessed October 7, 2024, https://lbry-web-007.amnh.org/digital/items/show/8105.