FMNH 301

Credit: (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
  • African Lion
    Creator: John Weinstein : Field Museum of Natural History - Photography Division
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: African Lion. Taxidermy mounted specimen. Ward's Natural Science Establishment. Part of World's Columbian Exposition of 1893.
  • African Lion
    Photographer: John Weinstein : Field Museum of Natural History - Photography Division
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Mammals African Lion. Panthera leo massaicus. Taxidermy mounted specimen. Part of World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. Ward's Natural Science Establishment. Male skin, mounted.
  • African Lion
    Photographer: John Weinstein : Field Museum of Natural History - Photography Division
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Mammals African Lion. Panthera leo massaicus. Taxidermy mounted specimen. Part of World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. Ward's Natural Science Establishment. Male skin, mounted.
  • African Lion
    Photographer: John Weinstein : Field Museum of Natural History - Photography Division
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Mammals African Lion. Panthera leo massaicus. Taxidermy mounted specimen. Part of World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. Ward's Natural Science Establishment. Male skin, mounted.
  • Men moving case
    Photographer: Herbert P. Burtch : Oriental Institute
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Men moving Tiger and Lion case into the new Field Museum. Lion is from Ward's Natural Science Establishment by way of the World's Columbian Exposition 1893.
  • Men moving Tiger and Lion mammals case
    Photographer: Herbert P. Burtch : Oriental Institute
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Men moving Tiger and Lion Case into the new Field Museum. Lion is from Ward's Natural Science Establishment by way of the World's Columbian Exposition 1893.
  • Men moving
    Photographer: Herbert P. Burtch : Oriental Institute
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Men moving Tiger and Lion mammals case into the new Field Museum. Lion is from Ward's Natural Science Establishment by way of the World's Columbian Exposition 1893.
FM Catalog: Mammals
Catalog Subset: Specimen
Scientific Name: Panthera leo massaicus
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Panthera
Species: leo
Subspecies: massaicus
Field #: 230375
Collector: Ward's Natural Science Establishment
Geography: Africa, Ethiopia, Ethiopean
DWc Country: Ethiopia
Preparations: skin,mounted
Tissue Available?: No
Co-ordinates Available?: No
Sex: Male
Sex: Male
EMu IRN: 2500300
OccurenceID: 6f1826b7-3a36-4909-a4ea-88b79e666152
Measurements:
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