The Zoology Building is a facility owned by the
University of Aberdeen. It is situated in
Tillydrone
Tillydrone is an area of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. Lying north of the city centre and slightly north-west of Old Aberdeen, it is roughly bounded by the River Don, St Machar Drive, and the main Aberdeen-Inverness railway line.
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History
During construction, the building collapsed on 1 November 1966. It had been expected to be completed by summer 1967.
Eight people were trapped, of which five died.
Clearing of the site started in February 1967, and was completed in April.
The present building was constructed on the same plot as the previous building and is of a similar design. Plans were approved in September 1967. The present building opened in 1970.
Zoology Museum
The building contains the Zoology Museum. It holds various exhibits from the university's collections. Specimens range in age from the 1840s to the late 1970s. The only known egg from the
Jerdon's courser
Jerdon's courser (''Rhinoptilus bitorquatus'') is a nocturnal bird belonging to the pratincole and courser family Glareolidae endemic to India. The bird was discovered by the surgeon-naturalist Thomas C. Jerdon in 1848 but not seen again until i ...
was discovered in an uncatalogued drawer in the museum. The discovery was confirmed with DNA testing.
References
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