Fénykövi Elephant Unveiled in NHB
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PrintA male African bush elephant, a gift from Josef J.Fénykövi, Hungarian-born engineer and big game hunter, and prepared by the museum's taxidermy staff, is unveiled in the place of honor in the center rotunda of the National Museum of Natural History. At the time of its unveiling, it is the largest land mammal on display in a museum. Fénykövi tracked down and shot the elephant in the Cuando River region of southeastern Angola on November 13, 1955.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1959, p. 46.
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
March 6, 1959
Angola