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Delia Akeley Explores in Africa

Delia Akeley Explores in Africa. By Alysa Emerson and Abby Glew. Delia Denning. Delia Denning was born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin on December 5, 1875. At the age of 13 Delia Denning ran away from home and went to Milwaukee.

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Delia Akeley Explores in Africa

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  1. Delia Akeley Explores in Africa By Alysa Emerson and Abby Glew

  2. Delia Denning • Delia Denning was born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin on December 5, 1875. • At the age of 13 Delia Denning ran away from home and went to Milwaukee. • There she met Carl Akeley who was an experimenter of more realistic taxidermy mounting methods. • She married Carl in 1902.

  3. Exploring Africa • Carl and Delia went to Africa to collect African Elephant samples to put on display at a museum. • Her husband discovered that she went to Africa without him. • Delia Akeley collected wildlife samples in Africa for the Brooklyn Museum in New York. • Delia Akeley led the first safari in Africa. Carl Akeley got attack by a bull elephant and broke his ribs and cut open his lungs.

  4. Exploring Africa continued Delia Akeley donated a monkey. Delia Akeley brought a monkey to a zoo.

  5. Glossary • Bambute is what they called the Bambute people. • Expedition is starting a journey. • Taxidermist stuff animal skin to put them in display. • Milwaukee is a name of a Museum. • Preserved is an animal’s insides. • A safari is a trip organized for hunting or exploring usually in Africa.

  6. A Map ofAfrica

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