tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post2960003945220778349..comments2024-01-05T05:02:20.353+00:00Comments on CRYPTOZOOLOGY ONLINE: Still on the Track: FRISWELL'S FREAKY FEATURES: MONKEY MAGICUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post-5944509515480455732009-09-26T17:51:44.604+01:002009-09-26T17:51:44.604+01:00as it happens ,this weeks copy of the Wakefield Ex...as it happens ,this weeks copy of the Wakefield Express carries an article regarding the possibility of the first gorilla to reach britain actually forming part of an exhibit in Wakefield museum.It holds the Charles waterton collection an eccentric naturalist who stuffed lots of animals using his own process.he also create composite animals to depict political satires.One of these is entitled martin Luther in hell and features a horned ape.They are now speculating that he may have used the body of the first gorilla to reach these shores to form the body as he was friendly with Wombwell's mengerie who featured it.<br />there is a Radio 4 programme about it on this week and which will be on iplayer.Steve Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02787025833999721219noreply@blogger.com