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To the more observant class of sportsmen the stay-at-home naturalist is, of necessity, indebted for most of his information with regard to the habits of large animals and their adaptation to their inanimate environment.

Richard Lydekker

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Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. With Major Major it had been all three. Based on quote from Shakespeare, Twelfth Night Act II, scene v: Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.
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Richard Lydekker

Richard Lydekker
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Born: July 25, 1849
Died: April 16, 1915 (aged 65)
Bio: Richard Lydekker was an English naturalist, geologist and writer of numerous books on natural history.
Known for:
  1. The royal natural history (1893)
  2. The horse and its relatives (1912)
  3. Life and rock
  4. The sheep and its cousins (1912)

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