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Geese portrayed in an old Egyptian tomb were not of any species alive presently, a thorough examination confirms. Rather, there are valid reasons to think they were an honest indication of an extinct species, providing us an insight into how birds appeared. We would have never seen this variation of geese in any other way.
(Photo : Tobias Bjorkli)
Egypt s Meidum Pyramid
Old Egyptian art may not be the first image when seeking for factual pictures of species no longer with us. Moreover, all the gods with the head of animals and physiques of human Egyptian artists miss-imitation of human activity has been celebrated in song.