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This hefty plant-eater uses its sharp tusks to dig up roots. Both sexes have tusks, but those of males can grow up to about 30 centimeters (one foot) long.
Scientific Name: Hylochoerus meinertzhageni
Age [Sex]: [M]
Collection Date:
Locality: Kijabi
Higher Geography: Africa, Kenya
Collector Name [Number]: L. Simson [187]
Notes: Skull plus partial skeleton; SL in box above wooden cases.
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Scientific Name: Gulo gulo luscus
Age [Sex]: Adult [F]
Collection Date: 20 Feb 2003
Locality: White Mountains
Scientific Name: Tragelaphus angasii
Age [Sex]: Adult [M]
Collection Date: May 2003
Locality: Hluhluwe Game Reserve.
**Scientific Name:** Saiga tatarica
Age [Sex]: [F]
Collection Date: 19 May 1963
Locality: Unspecified
Higher Geography: Asia, Russia
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