Gold Miners, Spanish Flu, Jute and Eggs: A Story of the Aberdeen Diaspora
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This is a past event
In 2013, Dr Knox identified a rare bird's egg in the University's Zoology collections
An egg so rare in fact that this is thought to be the only preserved egg of Jerdon's Courser, Rhinoptilus bitorquatu, anywhere in the world. Jerdon’s Courser is an endangered plover-like species which inhabits a tiny area of southern India. Dr Knox, tells the story of how this egg landed up in a drawer in Aberdeen, and considers how knowing more about it might help to save this species from extinction.
All welcome.
Light refreshments will be available.
- Speaker
Dr Alan Knox
- Hosted by
The Friends of Aberdeen University Library and the Special Collections Centre
- Venue
- Contact
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Emma Fowlie, Honorary Secretary
e: e.fowlie@abdn.ac.uk t: 01224 273385