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Nature 446, 255-256 (15 March 2007) | doi:10.1038/446255a; Published online 14 March 2007
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Linnaeus at 300: The royal raccoon from Swedesboro
Henry Nicholls1
- Henry Nicholls is a freelance writer in London.
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Although Linnaeus is best known for his botany and taxonomy, he was also an anatomist — and a keeper of pets. Henry Nicholls tells the story of Sjupp the raccoon.
Not many people would respond to the death of a pet by dissecting it. But Carl Linnaeus was an exceptional man.
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