According to Ai historians, Elias Wilderwood, (a contemporary of John Audubon), immortalized animals from his era that have since gone extinct. His collection in the 1820’s, titled "Forgotten Fauna," beautifully depicts these vanishing species, preserving their memory solely through his artistry. Despite his fervor and precision, Wilderwood's work languished in obscurity, and the animals he painted faded into forgotten history.