This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Sir Peter Chalmers Mitchell CBE FRS FZS was a Scottish zoologist who was Secretary of the Zoological Society of London from 1903 to 1935. During this time, he directed the policy of the Zoological Gardens of London and created the world's first open zoological park, ZSL Whipsnade Zoo. On retiring from the zoo, Mitchell moved to Málaga, staying there during the first six months or so of the Spanish Civil War. Wikipedia Born: November 23, 1864, Dunfermline, United Kingdom Died: July 2, 1945, London, United Kingdom