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American Museum of Natural History. Mammals of the Polar Regions (Hall); Mammals of the Polar Regions
birth: 1911
death: 1911
Permanent exhibition. Open approximately 1911. Located on Floor 2, Section 5. The Mammals of the Polar Regions (Hall) exhibited groups of boreal mammals including fur seals from the Pribilof Islands, Grant's caribou from the Alaskan Peninsula, mountain sheep, polar bears, Roosevelt elk, and Peary musk ox. The polar bear and musk ox specimens were secured by Robert Peary during the Peary Expedition (1, 1911, p. 49-51). By 1913, the space was being used for the preparation of the new Elephant Group and other African mammals, and the polar mammals were moved to the Allen Hall of North American Mammals (2, 1913, p. 55).
Additional location information: Southwest Pavillion.
Information for the hall appears in the following museum publications:
American Museum of Natural History General Guide, 1911, page 35, 49.