Interested in the full story (in Dutch): )? bio.kuleuven.be/museum/downl...

Check out this specimen online via blendeff.be/s/en/item/MU...

#ornithology #birds #naturalscience #academicheritage

(5/5)

Maybe this took place in South America, where both species occur in the wild, or maybe it happened later on, after they were shipped to Europe. Why? Your guess is as good as ours... although we think it is unlikely to be a repair as the trogon still has a complete tail with 12 feathers. (4/5)

📷 CC BY-SA 3.0 by Stephen Turner & Mdf (3/5)

It's a composite specimen, combining elements of 2 birds belonging to different species. At some point in the 19th c. an unknown taxidermist glued the central tail feathers of a ♀️(?) Amazonian Motmot (𝘔𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘢) on the back of an adult ♂️ Amazonian White-tailed Trogon (𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘰𝘯 𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘴). (2/5)

Zeker! 😁 ik denk er alvast wat over na.

Excellent idee! Ik ben alvast fan!

Interessante bijdrage, Marcel! De situatie hier in Vlaanderen is in vele opzichten gelijkaardig, vrees ik. Ook hier weinig nieuw middenpaleo onderzoek...

👉The concept of this series was inspired by
www.personalhistories.arch.cam.ac.uk
👍We plan to add more interviews focusing on other collections ... so to be continued! For more information, please visit blendeff.be/s/en/page/home
Enjoy!

Lastly, prehistoric archaeologist & em. prof. Pierre M. Vermeersch describes the contribution of canon Henry de Dorlodot (1855-1929) to the #prehistory collection and the importance of assemblages resulting from more recent #fieldwork to Belgian #archaeology.
youtu.be/PxjHYiX92AM?...

They have created a new, easier & more environmental friendly technique to make soil monoliths. How cool is that! 😎

Secondly, soil scientist & em. prof. Seppe Deckers (joined by current curator @k-oron.bsky.social) talks about the soil monolith & lacquer profile collection & its connection to the Belgian soil map.
youtu.be/RnObMUMGSB0?...

He also describes how the collection of the #museum was divided following the split of the university in the late 60s-early 70s into a Dutch and a French speaking uni (KU Leuven & UCLouvain). Yes, you read that correctly!

In a 1st interview, ichthyologist🐟 & em. prof. Dirk Thys van den Audenaerde discusses how the Coelacanth ended up in the Zoology Museum.
youtu.be/P88cUCFLQFI?...

Academic staff involved as curators / collection managers have contributed in many ways, but their knowledge abt the collections is in danger of being lost once they retire. With these interviews, we hope to document their knowledge & create awareness abt the importance of the collections.

Besides their scientific contribution, these objects/specimens also document the history of the university & reflect the evolution of scientific disciplines through time.

From a bowhead whale🐳 over prehistoric stone tools to podzol lacquer profiles… throughout its history KU Leuven has amassed a vast patrimony of valuable objects and collections. Many of these objects and specimens have been used in #university teaching or in research.

Great! Could you add me too please?