COLLECTION NAME:
Image Archives
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DMNSDMS~4~4
Image Archives
Collection
true
File Name:
00-923.jpg
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00-923.jpg
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false
catalog number:
00-923
catalog_number
00-923
catalog number
false
collection:
Eggs and Nests
collection
Eggs and Nests
collection
false
title:
Aepyornis egg next to a chicken egg
title
Aepyornis egg next to a chicken egg
title
false
creator:
Unknown
creator
Unknown
creator
false
creator type:
photographer
creator_type
photographer
creator type
false
creator:
Holly Clymore
creator
Holly Clymore
creator
false
creator type:
creator of digital collection
creator_type
creator of digital collection
creator type
false
description:
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.
description
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.
description
false
subject terms:
Bird; Egg; Nest; Elephant bird; Aepyornis; DMNS Zoology Collection
subject_terms
Bird; Egg; Nest; Elephant bird; Aepyornis; DMNS Zoology Collection
subject terms
false
date:
1908-1935
date
1908-1935
date
false
date type:
date of photograph
date_type
date of photograph
date type
false
location:
USA, Colorado, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
location
USA, Colorado, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
location
false
modified:
Yes, contrast, exposure, brightness enhanced using Photoshop CS4
modified
Yes, contrast, exposure, brightness enhanced using Photoshop CS4
modified
false
format:
image/jpg
format
image/jpg
format
false
file size:
3.71 MB
file_size
3.71 MB
file size
false
source:
5 x 7 gelatin dry plate glass negative
source
5 x 7 gelatin dry plate glass negative
source
false
rights:
Use with permission Denver Museum of Nature & Science
rights
Use with permission Denver Museum of Nature & Science
rights
false