Connecticut 1895 - Wild Man May Be A Gorilla

[gigantor]

[David NC]

How could it have escaped from a Circus years ago before 1895? The first live gorilla to be shipped to America was in 1897 and it died 4 days after it made landfall in America.

[Trogluddite]

Good point.  And I believe that the gorilla in question was a baby?  It is possible that other primates - chimps, orangutans, whatever - were shipped to the US and just known as "gorillas" among the masses.  I had started researching the introduction of gorillas into the US, but have misplaced that file.