re: List of animals taken during Teddy Roosevelt's safari in 1909

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Yeah you can't promote the natural world of science by only killing 1 or 2 lions or rhinos. You need to kill at least 17 to promote science.

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The animals killed on that expedition ended up in not just the Smithsonian (it was their funded expedition) but in numerous other museums across the country.

You also have to keep in mind at the time, the herds of animals that roamed East Africa were significantly larger than what we see now. He merely made a dent.