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Apple QuickTime Audio  |  1996-09-04  |  3.3 MB  |  1 channel  |  44,100 sample rate  |  2 minutes, 28 seconds
Transcription: Treasure 26, Akeley Hall of African Mammals. This great hall is a monument to a vanishing Africa and also to the innovative mind of its creator, Carl Akeley. Akeley was determined to record the wildlife of Africa, and during his tenure at the museum from 1909 to 1926, he led five expeditions to the continent. A dedicated explorer taxidermist, sculptor, and photographer, he and his teams painstakingly collected and catalogued native plants and animals. The Akeley Hall consists of 28 dioramas, universally considered to be among the world's greatest museum displays. They're amazingly lifelike rec ...