Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
October 6, 1805
Primary Source Reference:
Thomas Jefferson to Charles Willson Peale, 6 Oct 1805; Selected Papers, 2, part 2: 894
Additional Source Text:
"These are the descriptive words of capt. Lewis: the Blaireau is the badger. it is the first time it has been found out of Europe."
Notes:
Lewis and Clark sent a shipment to Jefferson from Fort Mandan in April 1805 that included "Skins of Male and female Braro, or burrowing Dog of the Praries, with the Skeleton of the female,"which Jefferson forwarded to Peale.
Blaireau is the French word for badger.
See "Badgers" by Joseph A. Mussulman at https://lewis-clark.org/sciences/mammals/badger/
Specimen Type:
Skins | Skeletons/skulls/bones
Peale's Common Name:
Blaireau, or burrowing dog
Current Common Name:
American badger
Current Scientific Name
Taxidea taxus
