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4398 |
| Province: |
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Western Cape |
| Country: |
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South Africa |
| Locus: |
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3318CD |
| Observer: |
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Underhill L.G |
| Date of record: |
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2010-06-10 |
| Number of photos: |
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1 |
| Notes: |
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This was the last time I took a photograph of the last remaining ostrich on Robben Island. A few years earlier there had been dozens. All except four young birds were removed. All turned out to be males, and one by one they died. This was the last one |
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2020-12-03 11:24:41 |
| Sp. code: |
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1 |
| Species name: |
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Struthio camelus |
| Common name: |
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Common Ostrich -- Volstruis |
| Family: |
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Struthionidae |
| Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
| Collector's species id: |
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Common Ostrich |
| Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
| Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-4398 |
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• Locus: Summary | Records • Species: Records | Distribution map |
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:
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| Comment number: |
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1 |
| By: |
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Jake Mulvaney |
| Comment: |
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| Date: |
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2013-09-05 06:26:11 |
| Species name: |
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Struthio camelus -- Common Ostrich; Volstruis |
| Species code: |
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1 |
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