Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
August 23, 1788
Primary Source Reference:
Pennsylvania Packet (Philadelphia), 23 Aug 1788
Additional Source Text:
Also listed in State Gazette of South Carolina (Charleston), 22 Sep 1788
Notes:
Probably not the golden jackal (Canis aureus), but the closely-related dhole (Cuon alpinus), which is native to Asia.
Thomas Bell (d. 1805) of Philadelphia was captain of the merchant ship United States, which became the first American ship to reach Pondicherry, India in 1784-1785. (Selected Papers, 1: 516n)
Specimen Type:
Live (presumably eventually taxidermied/preserved)
Peale's Common Name:
Jackal
Current Common Name:
Dhole
Current Scientific Name
Cuon alpinus
