Ape woman returned from Oslo University to her homeland of Mexico

Posted on February 22, 2013 • Filed under: Europe, Mexico, Politics

thelocal.no reported that the remains of the 153-year-old so-called “ape woman” have been returned by Oslo University to her homeland of Mexico. The remains of the 153-year-old so-called “ape woman” have been returned by Oslo University to her homeland of Mexico. Born in 1860, Julia Pastrana, who measured just 1.34 metres (four feet, five inches), had a gift for dancing and singing and was brought to Europe by an American businessman who paraded her at circuses and fairs as the “ape woman”. Read Article

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