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Bates, Henry Walter
Bates, Henry Walter
Person · 1825-1892

Henry Walter Bates was an English naturalist and explorer who gave the first scientific account of mimicry in animals. He was most famous for his expedition to the rainforests of the Amazon with Alfred Russel Wallace, starting in 1848. Wallace returned in 1852, but lost his collection on the return voyage when his ship caught fire. When Bates arrived home in 1859, he had sent back over 14,712 species (mostly insects) of which 8,000 were (according to Bates) new to science. Bates wrote up his findings in the work The Naturalist on the River Amazons
Bassett, A
Person · 1896-

Waitress in the Catering Department at ZSL London Zoo
Basel Zoo
Corporate body · 1874-

Zoo Basel is Switzerland's oldest and largest zoo. In 1870, the Ornithologiegesellschaft together with the city of Basel started a project of establishing a zoo where visitors could see Swiss and European animals. Zoo Basel emerged from that project, and opened its doors on July 3rd 1874