Latest Breaking News On - கேய்ட் கோர்டந் - Page 3 : comparemela.com

Tuckered out: Early Antarctic explorers underfed their dogs An historic Spratt s dog cake from Canterbury Museum s Antarctic collection. Canterbury Museum 1982.147.2 CHRISTCHURCH .- It’s one of the iconic images of early Antarctic exploration: the heroic explorer sledging across the icy wastes towed by his trusty team of canine companions. But new research analysing a century-old dog biscuit suggests the animals in this picture were probably marching on half-empty stomachs: early British Antarctic expeditions underfed their dogs. In a paper just published in Polar Record, researchers from Canterbury Museum, Lincoln University and University of Otago in New Zealand analysed the history and contents of Spratt’s dog cakes, the chow of choice for the canine members of early Antarctic expeditions.

New zealandUnited kingdomSara fraser millerRobert falcon scottJeremy rooneyKeith gordonErnest shackletonLincoln universityUniversity of otagoCanterbury museumBritish antarcticPolar recordCaptain robert falcon scottTerra novaProfessor keith gordonUniversity associate professor