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| Picture No | 10187923 |
| Date | 1790 |
| Description | BEWICK / ORANG-UTAN |
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(Pongo pygmaeus) - 18th century naturalists - and the general public - were fascinated by this primate, so similar to us : Bewick names it 'the wild man of the woods'
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| Source | Wood engraving by Thomas Bewick in his General History of Quadrupeds |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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