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The Afterlives of Animals [3.149.255.162] Project MUSE (2024-04-19 21:53 GMT) University of Virginia Press© 2011 by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia “The Afterlife of Chi-Chi” © Henry Nicholls All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper First published 2011 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The afterlives of animals : a museum menagerie / edited by Samuel J. M. M. Alberti. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8139-3167-8 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8139-3208-8 (ebook) 1. Famous animals—Biography. 2. Famous animals— Collection and preservation. 3. Animals—Biography. 4. Zoological specimens—Collection and preservation. 5. Taxidermy—Anecdotes. 6. Animals and civilization— History. 7. Menageries. I. Alberti, Samuel J. M. M. QL793.A38 2011 590—dc22 2011008110 ...

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