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In the Picture

02 Mar 2026

Curator Kitty Ross with the skeleton of Mok the gorilla, who in life was one half of a primate celebrity couple. Captured in Central Africa, Mok was originally put in a cage in the lobby of a Parisian hotel before being bought by London Zoo and shipped to the capital in 1932. The skeleton is on display as part of In the Picture at Abbey House Museum.

In the Picture: Curator Kitty Ross with the skeleton of Mok the gorilla, who in life was one half of a primate celebrity couple. Captured in Central Africa, Mok was originally put in a cage in the lobby of a Parisian hotel before being bought by London Zoo and shipped to the capital in 1932. The skeleton is on display as part of In the Picture at Abbey House Museum.
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