Eyes positioned on the side of its head allow the elephant to see in many directions, but it still has relatively poor vision. It relies heavily on its senses of smell and touch.
Scientific Name: Elephas maximus
Age [Sex]: Juvenile [F]
Collection Date: October 1962
Locality: Captive at San Francisco Zoo
Higher Geography: North America, USA, California, San Francisco Co.
Collector Name [Number]: R. Bandar [RB276]
Notes: Skull. Cataloged for the 2014 Skulls exhibit. Age approximately 8-9 months.
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Scientific Name: Oreamnos americanus columbiae
Age [Sex]: [M]
Collection Date: 27 May 1913
Locality: 50 miles south of Juneau
Scientific Name: Ovis aries
Age [Sex]: [M]
Collection Date: Nov 1973
Locality: Unspecified
Higher Geography:
Scientific Name: Tragelaphus spekii
Age [Sex]: [M]
Collection Date: 30 Sep 1931
Locality: Unspecified
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