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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: Naemorhedus griseus
Age [Sex]:
Collection Date: 16 Jan 1936
Locality: Gego, 55 miles SSE Tatsienlu
Scientific Name: Ovis dalli stonei
Age [Sex]: Adult [F]
Collection Date: 1-5 Sep 1917
Locality: Shesley River, Cassiar District
Scientific Name: Pongo pygmaeus
Age [Sex]: [M]
Collection Date: 18 Oct 1916
Locality: Unspecified
Higher Geography:
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