David Matos Mendes

Idi, the gorilla taxidermy - Museum of PUC Minas - Brazil

This is the taxidermized body of a gorilla called Idi Amim, who lived at Belo Horizonte zoo for 37 years.(Yes, unfortunately the gorilla's name has a very racist connotation., He was named in the 1970's, when Brazil was passing through a dictatorship period, so racist acts like this where common)
This is the taxidermized body of a gorilla called Idi Amim, who lived at Belo Horizonte zoo for 37 years.(Yes, unfortunately the gorilla's name has a very racist connotation. He was named in the 1970's, when Brazil was passing through a dictatorship period, so racist acts like this where unfortunately common)

Behind him, we can see another gorilla taxidermy, from a female called Cleopatra, who also lived at the zoo in 1985. She is a little hidden due to the not very good taxidermy work of her body.
 

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