. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 58 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Date of acquisition: 1857-60 Remarks on acquisition: donated by A. Dale of Campherskraal, Nelspoort; animal lived one week after capture History of mount: stuffed with hemp and clay at South African Museum; re-mounted by dermo-sculptor R. Rau 1969/70 Description of striking features: specimen with long, woolly fur (25-30 mm long); face faintly striped; light flanking bands of dorsal median stripe incon- spicuous, not interrupted Measurements: head-body: 1,240 m t
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 58 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Date of acquisition: 1857-60 Remarks on acquisition: donated by A. Dale of Campherskraal, Nelspoort; animal lived one week after capture History of mount: stuffed with hemp and clay at South African Museum; re-mounted by dermo-sculptor R. Rau 1969/70 Description of striking features: specimen with long, woolly fur (25-30 mm long); face faintly striped; light flanking bands of dorsal median stripe incon- spicuous, not interrupted Measurements: head-body: 1,240 m tail: 0,280 m ear: 0,123 m hindfoot: 0,390 m shoulder height: 0,770 m State of preservation: good, partly moth-eaten Further material of same individual: skull, footbones and fleshy parts of skin, all removed during re-mounting, in collection Remarks: exhibited; since 1962 in special fade-ban glass case References: Renshaw (1904, 1909); Ridgeway (1909); Antonius (1931); Short- ridge (1934) darmstadt—mounted skin. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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