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In August 1828, “V,” a correspondent to the Loudon Magazine, reported on his examination of a mounted specimen of the American pygmy bison in the possession of a Hastings dealer named Murray. The creature was said to have been among the holdings of the comte de Bournon<\/a>, at the time of his death three years earlier the director of the mineralogical cabinet of Louis XVIII.<\/p>\n V found the animal to be 7 or 8 inches tall, “quite perfect in horns, coat, and every other which distinguishes the adult male bison.” And, unfortunately, an example of “the summit of the art of deception.”<\/p>\n It appeared to me to have been grounded on a well-formed model of wood, very tightly covered, in the first instance, by the skin of a pug-dog of corresponding size, the long hair about the head, hunch, and belly being added with consummate skill from the skin of a young bear, while the horns and hoofs were formed out of the black horn of the buffalo.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n A fake, yes, but “the tout ensemble<\/em> so elegant” that V thought it entirely worth the price of 40 guineas set by Mr. Murray.<\/p>\n Where is it now?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Inches, not feet. In August 1828, “V,” a correspondent to the Loudon Magazine, reported on his examination of a mounted specimen of the American pygmy bison in the possession of a Hastings dealer named Murray. The creature was said to have been among the holdings of the comte de Bournon, at the time of his … <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/birdaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-28-at-12.54.24-PM.png\")
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