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The zoology of Africa in art

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2022

Ann Datta
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For the majority of Europeans not fortunate to be bom and raised in Africa the ‘discovery’ of the extraordinary fauna of that distant continent frequently occurs, nevertheless, remarkably early in their lives. In recent times it may be acquired in part through the medium of television. In Britain this began around the middle of the present century when natural history programmes shot in monochrome in exotic locations across the world were first shown. The success of these programmes coincided with an embryonic awakening in the scientific community to the depletion of some of the world's natural resources, and none more so than in Africa.

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African Research and Documentation , Volume 68: Images of Africa , 1995 , pp. 36 - 60
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Copyright © International African Institute 1995

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