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Dr. Theodor Haltenorth (May 18, 1910 – January 30, 1981) was a German mammalogist. He worked mainly in
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, and was a key figure in the Quagga Project. He also taxonomised the
Cretan wildcat The Cretan wildcat is a member of the genus ''Felis'' that inhabits the Greek island of Crete. Its taxonomic status is unclear at present, as some biologists consider it probably introduced, or a European wildcat (''Felis silvestris silvestris'' ...
in 1953. 1910 births 1981 deaths 20th-century German zoologists {{germany-zoologist-stub