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==Zoology== * [[John James Audubon]] begins publication of ''[[Birds of America (book)|The Birds of America]]'' in the [[United Kingdom]]. * Three [[giraffe]]s, the first to be seen in Europe for over three centuries, are presented by the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] Viceroy of [[Egypt]], [[Mehmet Ali Pasha]]. [[Giraffe given to Charles X of France by Muhammad Ali of Egypt|Zarafa]] is presented to King [[Charles X of France]] in Paris on 9 July having walked from [[Marseille]] (landed 31 October 1826). The others are presented to King [[George IV of the United Kingdom]] in London and the [[Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor|Austrian Emperor Francis I]] in [[Vienna]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Allin|first=Michael|title=Zarafa: A Giraffe's True Story, from Deep in Africa to the Heart of Paris|year=1999|publisher=Delta Books|isbn=0-385-33411-7}}</ref>
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