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A clear tube containing a fish with a tag on its tailfin. This illustration shows one of 65 species of fish that Kingsley brought back from Africa, three of which bear her name. What does this illustration help the reader understand about the specimen bottles Kingsley carried with her? It shows how she carried 65 different kinds of fish back from Africa. It shows how rare the fish were that she kept in the bottles. It shows why she wanted to collect insects and fish. It shows the new species of fish she hoped to find.