At the time of the 1950 collecting expedition, there were only four independent nations in Africa. In 1960, the year of Cleveland Zoo's final expedition, fourteen countries declared their independence as nation-states. By the mid 1960s, all but six African countries had thrown off colonial rule. | Source: Image courtesy of Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special CollectionsDownload Original File
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