Detail View: Image Archives: Aepyornis egg next to a chicken egg
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File Name:
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00-923.jpg
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catalog number:
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00-923
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collection:
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Eggs and Nests
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title:
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Aepyornis egg next to a chicken egg
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creator:
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Unknown
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creator type:
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photographer
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creator:
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Holly Clymore
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creator type:
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creator of digital collection
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description:
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Egg of Aepyornis, also known as Elephant bird, beside a chicken egg. This rare specimen is from the Zoology collection, catalog #ZO.7079, which has 2 complete eggs. This giant, flightless bird has been extinct for several hundred years. Due to their fragile nature, an intact egg from this bird is extraordinary.
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subject terms:
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Bird; Egg; Nest; Elephant bird; Aepyornis; DMNS Zoology Collection
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date:
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1908-1935
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date type:
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date of photograph
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location:
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USA, Colorado, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
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modified:
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Yes, contrast, exposure, brightness enhanced using Photoshop CS4
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format:
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image/jpg
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file size:
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3.71 MB
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source:
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5 x 7 gelatin dry plate glass negative
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rights:
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Use with permission Denver Museum of Nature & Science
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