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July 11, 1928
The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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Dr. Marcus Ward Lyon highlights Rudyard Kipling's accurate references to 70 mammal species in his poetry, noting their geographical precision and vivid contribution, in a communication to the American Society of Mammalogists.
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70 Kinds of Mammals
Mentioned by Kipling
WASHINGTON, July 11.—Kipling apparently knows more about mammals than most poets.
Accurate references in his verse to 70 species are cited in a communication to the American Society of Mammalogists by Dr. Marcus Ward Lyon, zoologist, bacteriologist and pathologist of South Bend, Ind., former assistant curator of the division of mammals of the U. S. National museum.
"Some of them are just mentioned by name," he says, "but even at that the verses in which they occur would lack a great deal in vividness without them. Every one is appropriately placed. Many of them are species that the ordinary poet would make little use of.
"The mammals seem to have been selected geographically from all continents and his zoo-geography is always accurate."
Mentioned by Kipling
WASHINGTON, July 11.—Kipling apparently knows more about mammals than most poets.
Accurate references in his verse to 70 species are cited in a communication to the American Society of Mammalogists by Dr. Marcus Ward Lyon, zoologist, bacteriologist and pathologist of South Bend, Ind., former assistant curator of the division of mammals of the U. S. National museum.
"Some of them are just mentioned by name," he says, "but even at that the verses in which they occur would lack a great deal in vividness without them. Every one is appropriately placed. Many of them are species that the ordinary poet would make little use of.
"The mammals seem to have been selected geographically from all continents and his zoo-geography is always accurate."
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Curiosity
Biography
What keywords are associated?
Kipling Mammals
Poetry References
Zoological Accuracy
American Society Of Mammalogists
What entities or persons were involved?
Kipling
Dr. Marcus Ward Lyon
Where did it happen?
Washington
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Kipling
Dr. Marcus Ward Lyon
Location
Washington
Event Date
July 11
Story Details
Dr. Marcus Ward Lyon communicates to the American Society of Mammalogists that Rudyard Kipling's verse accurately references 70 species of mammals from all continents, enhancing vividness and demonstrating precise zoo-geography.