He become such an expert on the anatomy of animals that he was granted first refusal on any animal that died at the London Zoological Gardens, and these he would invariably have delivered to his house for examination.

他成为解剖动物方面的一名专家，对伦敦动物园里死去的任何动物拥有优先取舍权，而那类东西又无一例外地送到他的家里供他来检查。