Article ID: CBB891332031

Mo Koundje (“Mok”): The life of a western lowland gorilla (c.1929–1938) (2022)

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Mo Koundje (“Mok”) was a western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) whose remains form part of the collection of Leeds Museums and Galleries. Before his early death from Bright’s disease (nephritis), he was hugely popular during six years of captivity spent at London Zoo. Newspapers from around the United Kingdom and across the globe reported Mok’s arrival at the Zoo, his exploits, illnesses and demise. While the archives of the Zoological Society of London tell us about the latter part of Mok’s life, tracing his life and journey before entering Europe has proved more difficult. However, French colonial archives held at the Archives nationales d’outre-mer, Aix-en-Provence, give glimpses of the life of his previous owner, Jean Charles André Capagorry, allowing us to piece together the long journey Mok made from a Congolese forest to a museum in Leeds.

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Authors & Contributors
Larsson, Eleanor
Mustafa Haikal
Katherine McLeod
Poppy Nicol
Lauren Gardiner
Mark Nesbitt
Concepts
Zoos
Animals
Collectors and collecting
Public understanding of science
Science and entertainment; science and spectacle
Biological specimens
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
18th century
Modern
20th century
Early modern
Places
Berlin (Germany)
England
London (England)
United Kingdom
Madrid (Spain)
Sudan
Institutions
Zoological Society of London
The Bronx Zoo (New York, NY)
London Zoo
Zoologischer Garten Berlin
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Aquarium Berlin
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