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Title: | „Zaiste, nikt im losu zazdrościć nie może”. Robert Falcon Scott i Apsley Cherry-Garrard o swoich zwierzętach w drodze na biegun południowy |
Authors: | Kurek, Jacek |
Keywords: | ponies; dogs; South Pole; expedition; Robert F. Scott |
Issue Date: | 2015 |
Citation: | Zoophilologica, Nr 1 (2015), s. 279-294 |
Abstract: | The article is devoted to the attitudes of Robert Falcon Scott and his expedition companions towards
animals on the way to the South Pole – both the animals they brought with them on the ship
“Terra Nova” and those they encountered in Antarctica. Scott took 34 dogs and 19 Manchu ponies
on this arduous expedition. None of them survived. This aim is to draw attention to the human
dimension of the expedition, but it becomes a contribution to the history of relationships between
humans and animals in Europe just before the First World War. Analysis of the reports of Robert
F. Scott and Apsley Cherry-Garrard (a member of the expedition) allows us to conclude that
the explorers felt a great deal of affection for the animals. In the face of their tragic fate, they often
reflected on their own guilt and mistakes. The suffering of animals was marked firmly in their
minds, and the only kind of justification was their desire to enrich humanity with new knowledge. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12128/6245 |
ISSN: | 2451-3849 |
Appears in Collections: | Artykuły (W.Hum.)
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