Obaysch: A Hippopotamus in Victorian London
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Obaysch: A Hippopotamus in Victorian London tells the remarkable story of Obaysch the hippopotamus, the first 'star' animal to be exhibited in the London Zoo. In 1850, a baby hippopotamus arrived in England, thought to be the first in Europe since the Roman Empire, and almost certainly the first in Britain since prehistoric times. Captured near an island in the White Nile, Obaysch was donated by the viceroy of Egypt in exchange for greyhounds...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:174332586X
ISBN13:9781743325865
Release Date:January 2019
Publisher:Sydney University Press
Length:248 Pages
Weight:0.66 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"
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