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A description of the characters and habits of troglodytes gorilla, a new species of orang from the Gaboon River, by Thomas S. Savage; Osteology of the same by Jeffries Wyman.
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Boston J. Nat. Hist., 5, 417-27, 429-30, 432-33, 435, 436-441. 1847 CE.
First description of the gorilla. Savage, an American physician/clergyman, worked extensively as a missionary physician in Africa. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #329.1 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/185 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | a-description-of-the-characters-and-habits-of-troglodytes-gorilla-and-of-the-osteology-of-the-same |