tags: pangolin, animals, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
I think this is a species of pangolin, Manis species,
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size].
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Frisbee!
Who DID all these? Were they commissioned? I lived in Manhattan for many years when I was young (1950-1964) and don't recall these at all.
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http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Mani…