gorilla : Yamato

GAIN ID numberGAIN ID number
We assinged GAIN original IDs based on the domestic studbook numbers.:0064    （2020-05-27Updated）
International studbook number: 676

Name Yamato
Sex Male
Species or Subspecies G. g. gorilla
Date of birth 1977.05
Place of birth Wild (Cameroon)
Current facility Fukuoka City Zoological Garden
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Life history
1977.05 born in wild
1978.08.20 arrived at Haneda airport from Africa via Vienna
1978.08.21 Yamato moved to Ritsurin Park Zoo with Sakura {0065} 
1980.03.24 moved to new enclosure in Ritsurin park
2004.01.21 Yamato moved to Kobe Oji Zoo.
2015.06.18 Yamato moved to Fukuoka City Zoological Garden.
2015.08.06 Yamato died.
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Research results using samples from this individual
Nakatsukasa M, Morimoto N, Nishimura T. (2019) Sesamoids of the pollical metacarpophalangeal joint and the evolution of hominoid hands. *Anthropological Science*, 127(3), 159-164. doi: 10.1537/ase.190908
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Selection of Apes