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Scientific Name: Damaliscus lunatus topi
Age [Sex]: [F]
Collection Date: 13 Jul 1930
Locality: Loita
Higher Geography: Africa, Kenya
Collector Name [Number]: L. Simson [61]
Notes: Skull with horns plus partial skeleton and 4 hooves; skin in cold room.
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Scientific name: Mandrillus sphinx
Collection date: 1969
Notes: Complete skeleton. Entirely fused vertebrae.
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: Potamochoerus porcus
Age [Sex]: Sub-adult [M]
Collection Date: 1998
Locality: Unspecified
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