General guide to the exhibition halls of the American Museum of Natural History . st-dwelling relatives of the giraffe. A scene in the Libyan Desert is shownwith several addax which possess spirallytwisted horns and addra gazelles in atypical setting. The Gorilla family is of particular sig-nificance to human beings, because thesegreat apes are perhaps the most like manof all the living animals. They are shownhere in a clearing in the dense rain-forestof the Kivu Mountains, an exact repro-duction of their natural habitat. Mezzanine, Akeley African Hall (Index Plan, p. 18, Floor III, Hall 13) T
General guide to the exhibition halls of the American Museum of Natural History . st-dwelling relatives of the giraffe. A scene in the Libyan Desert is shownwith several addax which possess spirallytwisted horns and addra gazelles in atypical setting. The Gorilla family is of particular sig-nificance to human beings, because thesegreat apes are perhaps the most like manof all the living animals. They are shownhere in a clearing in the dense rain-forestof the Kivu Mountains, an exact repro-duction of their natural habitat. Mezzanine, Akeley African Hall (Index Plan, p. 18, Floor III, Hall 13) The first group on the right shows theKlipspringer, the small, rock-climbingantelope in the right background. EastAfrican Baboons are in the right fore-ground, and a pair of Chanler Reedbuckappears on the left. Among the rocks inthe left foreground may be discovered asmall hyrax or cony. The next completed group containsseveral Lesser Koodoo, the males of whichhave twisted horns. There are two gere-nuk in the group, strange, long-limbedand long-necked gazelles with a small [94]. MOUNTAIN GORILLA (Gorilla gorilla beringei). Of all living animals, the gorilla appears tobe most nearly like mm. The adult males may reach a weight of 500 pounds. Their strength istremendous, and they are dangerous when enraged. They are found in the rain forests in thehighlands of the eastern Belgian Congo. Terrestrial in habit, they feed on fruits and herbage. Detail of group in Akeley African Hall [95] THE RE VR GUARD. Detail from the great elephant group in the Akeley African Hall. In everyherd of elephants, in the wild condition, at least, one animal takes the responsibility of wheelingabout at frequent intervals to see that all is well behind. I he young male shown below is mountedin this position in the elephant herd. It was collected by John T. McCutcheon in 1910 when lie was in the field with Carl Akelev
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