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3D Models
Mountain gorilla / CAS:MAM:4980
Scientific Name: Gorilla beringei beringei
Age [Sex]: Adult [M]
Collection Date: 25 July 1924
Locality: Virunga Mountains, north of Lake Kivu
Higher Geography: Africa, Zaire
Collector Name [Number]: Unknown
Notes: Altitude 10,000 ft. Purchased in London by A.K. Macomber (Cost f1000). Complete skeleton. Skin mounted and on exhibition.
About the Collection
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