FMNH 27603
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Description: Guanaco diorama [Lama glama guanicoe] in Hall 16 Case 18. 5 specimens in the group, Adults, 1 male, 2 female and 2 young. They are represented at mid-day under the shade of a tree at the edge of a grassy swamp. Beyond them extends a painted scene typical of southwestern Brazil, open marsh and scattered clumps of small trees with a slender palm. In the tree above them, partly concealed by foliage, is a large blue macaw bird. Animals collected by C. C. Sanborn on the Marshall Field South American Expedition of 1927. Taxidermy: Julius Friesser. Background painting artist: Charles A. Corwin.FM Catalog: MammalsCatalog Subset: SpecimenScientific Name: Lama glama guanicoePhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: ArtiodactylaFamily: CamelidaeGenus: LamaSpecies: glamaSubspecies: guanicoeField #: 53807Collector: C. C. SanbornCollection No.: FMNH-Mammals-1562Geography: South America, Argentina, Santa Cruz, Paso IbanezDWc Country: ArgentinaDate Collected: 4 Mar 1927Preparations: skin,skull,mountedTissue Available?: NoCo-ordinates Available?: NoSex: FemaleSex: FemaleEMu IRN: 2526829OccurenceID: e241fa1f-71c4-4c9a-87ec-27b2ea329672Measurements:Measurement taken Kind Feature Value Unit
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