gorilla : Sakura

GAIN ID numberGAIN ID number
We assinged GAIN original IDs based on the domestic studbook numbers.:0065    （2020-05-27Updated）
International studbook number: 677

Name Sakura
Sex Female
Species or Subspecies G. g. gorilla
Date of birth 1978.01
Place of birth Wild (Cameroon)
Current facility Kobe Oji Zoo
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Life history
1978.01 born in wild
1978.08.20 arrived at Haneda airport from Africa via Vienna
1978.08.21 Sakura moved to Ritsurin Park Zoo with Yamato {0064} 
1980.03.24 moved to new enclosure in Ritsurin park
2004.01.21 Sakura moved to Kobe Oji Zoo.
2015.12.12 Sakura 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