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Jungle Life Studied by Swedish Explorer in New Guinea
Swedish explorer Dr. Stean Berman returns to Stockholm after nearly two years in Dutch New Guinea with 13 live birds of paradise and 130 preserved specimens. He lived among primitive peoples, some cannibalistic, and learned cautious methods to observe birds of paradise mating dances. The piece notes U.S. daily deaths at 1716.8 in 1930.
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Stean Berman
Stockholm
Dutch New Guinea
Paradise
Birds of Paradise