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| Description: No longer able to care for Benga, Verner left him with friends at the American Museum of Natural History. After a few weeks, they grew tired of Benga’s antics and turned him over to the Bronx Zoo. The zoo officials put Benga on display in the Monkey House, with this sign: The African Pygmy, ‘Ota Benga.’ Age 23 years. Height 4 feet 11 inches. Weight 103 pounds. Brought from the Kasai River, Congo Free State, South Central Africa by Dr. Samuel P. Verner. Exhibited each afternoon during September. Picture Stats: Views: 280 Filesize: 255.32kB Height: 406 Width: 302 Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=27765 |