Mawson’s Penguin

Collection Highlights | Updated 8 years ago

The face of a famous penguin collected by explorer Mawson
Mawson’s Penguin
Photo by Claire Stevenson

This specimen is a mounted Emperor Penguin collected by A.L. McLean Chief Medical Officer on Mawson's Polar Expedition between 1911 and 1913 of the Antarctic.

Ornithology (Birds) Collection