by James Murphy | Apr 11, 2025 | Article Archives
Portrait of a Herpetologist as an Older Man – Part 5: Monitor Lizards and the Leader of Them All, the Komodo Dragon Printable Version of Article Read Part 1 Read Part 2 Read Part 3 Read Part 4 From the Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society James B....
by Frank Fritzlen | Apr 11, 2025 | Article Archives
Back to Gallery Unusual Aquarium Ad – Thermocon Sign and Article Printable Version of Article A rare German advertising sign and article for the “Thermocon” heated aquarium. Sold by A. Glaschker of Leipzig, Germany around 1909. The aquarium was made...
by Hermann Ruhe | Apr 11, 2025 | Article Archives, Wild Animals Free Delivery
Wilde Tiere Frei Haus (Wild Animals / Free Delivery) – Chapter 8 – Kamele Sind Doch Kluge Tiere (Camels are Indeed Clever Animals) Translated by Alex Haro of MOAPH Printable Version of Article Starting in September 2024, the Museum of Aquarium and Pet...
by Pam Filipski | Mar 7, 2025 | Article Archives
COMING TO AMERICA… the Early Canary Birds! Printable Version of Article The first canaries were brought to Europe by Spanish sailors who passed through the Canary Islands – named for the large dogs (canines) rather than the small green birds who lived there....
by Emiliano Spada | Mar 7, 2025 | Article Archives
William Alford Lloyd: New Unpublished Letters Unveiled – Part 4 – Series Conclusion Printable Version of Article Read Part 1 Read Part 2 Read Part 3 With the following sixteen-page letter, our series of articles on Lloyd comes to an end. This final...
by James Murphy | Mar 7, 2025 | Article Archives
Portrait of a Herpetologist as an Older Man – Part 4: Studying Chameleons Printable Version of Article Read Part 1 Read Part 2 Read Part 3 Some of the vignettes in this article have been published elsewhere, but are included again here to produce continuity....
by Hermann Ruhe | Mar 7, 2025 | Article Archives, Wild Animals Free Delivery
Wilde Tiere Frei Haus (Wild Animals / Free Delivery) – Chapter 7 – Lowen Auf Dem Sofa (Lions on the Sofa) Translated by Alex Haro of MOAPH Printable Version of Article Starting in September 2024, the Museum of Aquarium and Pet History (MOAPH) will be...
by David Urmston | Feb 1, 2025 | Article Archives
The Role of Aviculture in Avian Re-wilding Schemes Printable Version of Article Following on from very many years (centuries in some instances) of the depletion of nature across countries and continents, there has arisen a growing trend to attempt to restore the...
by Emiliano Spada | Feb 1, 2025 | Article Archives
William Alford Lloyd: New Unpublished Letters Unveiled – Part 3 Printable Version of Article Read Part 1 Read Part 2 The Zoological Station at Naples and its Aquarium are now fully functional. Dohrn, probably because he is literally overwhelmed with commitments,...
by James Murphy | Feb 1, 2025 | Article Archives
Portrait of a Herpetologist as an Older Man – Part 3: Zoo Years Printable Version of Article Read Part 1 Read Part 2 In 1966 I was delighted to learn that Dallas Zoo would cover expenses for a collecting trip to the Bahamas to secure specimens for our...
by Hermann Ruhe | Feb 1, 2025 | Article Archives, Wild Animals Free Delivery
Chapter 6: Ruhe Senior is No More – Wilde Tiere Frei Haus (Wild Animals Free Delivery) Printable Version of Article Starting in September 2024, the Museum of Aquarium and Pet History (MOAPH) will be releasing a chapter a month on the translated autobiography...
by Emiliano Spada | Jan 10, 2025 | Article Archives
William Alford Lloyd: New Unpublished Letters Unveiled – Part 2 Printable Version of Article Read Part 1 The 1870s were a golden decade for the risky business of public aquariums in Great Britain, and the variety of the collection had always been a crucial point...
by Lee Finley | Jan 10, 2025 | Article Archives
On the Interesting History of an Early Aquarium Article Printable Version of Article In the November 3rd, 2023, issue of this web publication I presented an article under the title “DIY – Building your own Aquarium in 1862.” This was based on an 1862 article which...
by James Murphy | Jan 10, 2025 | Article Archives
Portrait of a Herpetologist as a Young Man – Part 2 Printable Version of Article Read Part 1 Facial hair “One useful function of a stage beard was its indication of masculinity and manliness. In The Merry Wives of Windsor, for example, when the townsfolk are...
by Hermann Ruhe | Jan 10, 2025 | Article Archives, Wild Animals Free Delivery
Chapter 5: Two Dozen Oysters – Wilde Tiere Frei Haus (Wild Animals Free Delivery) Printable Version of Article Starting in September 2024, the Museum of Aquarium and Pet History (MOAPH) will be releasing a chapter a month on the translated autobiography Wilde...
by Emiliano Spada | Dec 11, 2024 | Article Archives
William Alford Lloyd: New Unpublished Letters Unveiled – Part 1 Printable Version of Article For more than a century, The Zoological Station at Naples (Italy) has preserved the world’s largest collection of letters and postcards handwritten by the greatest...
by James Murphy | Dec 11, 2024 | Article Archives
Portrait of a Herpetologist as a Young Man – Part 1 Printable Version of Article From the Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society “THOSE WHO CARE FOR THE STUDY OF AMPHIBIA AND REPTILES — THE HERPETOLOGISTS, TO GIVE THEM THEIR SCIENTIFIC TITLE...
by Hermann Ruhe | Dec 11, 2024 | Article Archives, Wild Animals Free Delivery
Chapter 4: Difficult Years – Wilde Tiere Frei Haus (Wild Animals Free Delivery) Printable Version of Article Starting in September 2024, the Museum of Aquarium and Pet History (MOAPH) will be releasing a chapter a month on the translated autobiography Wilde...
by Lee Finley | Nov 8, 2024 | Article Archives
On the Track of What Might Well Be America’s First Aquarium Book Printable Version of Article As I write this, the publication of the first two aquarium books in the United States has been documented (Finley, 2008). Both were published in 1858, and they are, in...
by David Urmston | Nov 8, 2024 | Article Archives
History of the Red Canary Printable Version of Article Man’s ability to control his/her environment has followed many diverse routes including shaping plants and animals. One of the more bizarre developments has been the urge to breed a ‘red’ canary. The wild canary...
by Phil Cooper | Nov 8, 2024 | Article Archives
A Look Back At: The Ritzow Bros. – All-Glass Aquarium Printable Version of Article There was a time when you walked into any pet store you would see a stack of 25, or more, 10 gallon aquariums or aquarium kits for sale. This stack of low priced starter kits...
by Hermann Ruhe | Nov 8, 2024 | Article Archives, Wild Animals Free Delivery
Chapter 3: The Company Grows – Wilde Tiere Frei Haus (Wild Animals Free Delivery) Printable Version of Article Starting in September 2024, the Museum of Aquarium and Pet History (MOAPH) will be releasing a chapter a month on the translated autobiography Wilde...
by Emiliano Spada | Oct 1, 2024 | Article Archives
Collecting Vintage Plastic Aquariums Printable Version of Article My career as a fishkeeper started when I was just a baby. It happened thanks to a plastic “aquarium”. Actually, it was an educational toy that my father secured to one of the sides of my crib, a...
by Lee Finley | Oct 1, 2024 | Article Archives
William Alford Lloyd and His Connections to American Aquariums Printable Version of Article In an obituary for U.K. master aquarist William Alford Lloyd the British journal Nature (July 29, 1880, Page 299) noted that he had been connected with the establishment of...
