The British author and poet Edward Lear (1812 – 1888), who is best known for his nonsense poetry, also became a “ornithological draughtsman” when he started working as an illustrator for the Zoological Society of London. The Royal Society in London is currently showing a comprehensive collection of his scientific work. I wonder if there is a whole series of squirrels in his roster…
via It’s Nice That
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