Herald, Earl S.

4 publications

Herald, Earl S. (detail)
1969Aquatic mammals at Steinhart Aquarium.
Pacific Discovery 22(6): 26-30. 10 figs. Nov.-Dec. 1969.
—Mention of "Eugenie" the dugong and account of "Butterball" the Amazonian manatee (food, behavior, etc.), with remarks on other sirs. in captivity at other institutions (29-30).
Frye, Fredric L.; Herald, Earl S. (detail)
1969Osteomyelitis in a manatee.
Jour. Amer. Veter. Med. Assoc. 155(7): 1073-1076. 5 figs. Oct. 1, 1969.
—Describes the treatment and medication given for an infected harpoon wound to a young male T. inunguis from Colombia, captive at Steinhart Aquarium, San Francisco, California.
Loughman, William D.; Frye, Fredric L.; Herald, Earl S. (detail)
1970The chromosomes of a male manatee Trichechus inunguis.
Internatl. Zoo Yearbk. 10: 151-152. 1 tab. Pl. 49.
—Describes and illustrates the karyotype of the Steinhart Aquarium's manatee. He was found to have 56 chromosomes, like both species of elephants, but of different types, indicating a rather distant relationship.
Evans, William E.; Herald, Earl S. (detail)
1970Underwater calls of a captive Amazon manatee, Trichechus inunguis.
Jour. Mamm. 51(4): 820-823. 3 figs. Nov. 1970.
—Compares sound spectrographs of the manatee at Steinhart Aquarium, San Francisco, with reports of Florida manatee vocalizations.