Considering three of the males are still younger it should be fine at least in the meantime. It's a reasonable size, and perhaps do-able if they allow the males to both outdoor habitats.
Some details from the zoo's July 1976-June 1977 annual report:
MAMMALS
ORDER PRIMATES
2 Gorilla Gorilla gorilla
7 Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes
*4 Orang-utan Pongo pygmaeus (mentions 1 on loan from Perth, would be Bobby of course)
2 White-handed gibbon Hylobates lar
4 Entellus langur Presbytis entellus
4 Silvered leaf-monkey Presbytis cristatus
9 Crab-eating macaque Macaca irus
11 Rhesus monkey Macaca mulatta
10 Pig-tailed monkey Macaca nemestrina
4 Gelada baboon Theropithecus gelada
7 Chacma baboon Papio ursinus
4 Sacred baboon Papio hamadryas
5 Mandrill Mandrillus sphinx
2 White-throated capuchin monkey Cebus capucinus
1 Black-capped or brown capuchin monkey Cebus apella
14 Cotton-top marmoset Saguinus oedipus
2 White ear-tufted marmoset Callithrix jacchus
2 Ring-tailed lemur Lemur catta
ORDER CARNIVORA
10 Lion Panthera leo
4 Tiger Panthera tigris
4 Black leopard or panther Panthera pardus
8 Jaguar Panthera onca
6 Puma Felis concolor
2 Temminck's golden cat Felis temminckii
3 Leopard cat Felis bengalensis
4 Ocelot Felis pardalis
1 Geoffroy's cat Felis geoffroyi
5 Jungle cat Felis chaus
2 Serval Felis serval
2 Northern lynx Lynx lynx
7 Bobcat Lynx rufus
6 Caracal Lynx caracal
3 Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus
5 Slender-tailed meerkat Suricata suricatta
2 Dingo Canis dingo
2 Timber wolf Canis lupus occidentalis
5 Coyote or prairie wolf Canis latrans
8 Black-backed jackal Canis mesomelas
4 Fennec fox Fennecus zerda
6 Cape hunting dog Lycaon pictus
5 Smooth-coated indian otter Lutra perspicillata
10 Oriental small-clawed otter Aonyx cinerea
9 Eurasian badger Meles meles
4 Coati Nasua nasua
3 Polar bear Thalarctos maritimus
3 Brown bear Ursus arctos
2 Grizzly bear Ursus horribilis (should be Ursus arctos horribilis of course)
2 American black bear Ursus americanus
2 Himalayan or Asiatic black bear Selenarctos thibetanus
ORDER PINNIPEDIA
6 Eastern australian fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus
2 New Zealand fur seal Arctocephalus forsteri
ORDER RODENTIA
2 African crested porcupine Hystrix galeata
4 Mara or patagonian cavy Dolichotis patagonum
2 Capybara Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
14 Golden agouti Dasyprocta aguti
2 Viscacha Lagostomus maximus
ORDER PROBOSCIDEA
2 Indian elephant Elephas maximus
ORDER TUBULIDENTATA
3 Aardvark Orycteropus afer
ORDER PERISSODACTYLA
*1 Grant’s zebra Equus burchellii boehmi (was absent on breeding loan to Dubbo at the time)
4 South american tapir Tapirus terrestris
ORDER ARTIODACTYLA
12 Bison Bison bison
2 Banteng cattle Bos javanicus
6 Asiatic water buffalo Bubalus bubalis
42 Indian antelope or blackbuck Antilope cervicaptra
7 Sitatunga or marsh-buck Tragelaphus spekii
5 Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis
2 Barking deer or muntjac Muntiacus muntjak
8 Fallow deer Dama dama
3 Axis deer Axis axis
13 Sambar deer Cervus unicolor
3 Wapiti deer Cervus canadensis
19 White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus
2 Camel Camelus dromedarius
7 Huanaco or guanaco Lama guanicoe
3 Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius
5 Pygmy hippopotamus Choeropsis liberiensis
5 Collared peccary Tayassu tajacu
ORDER EDENTATA
1 Giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla
5 Hairy armadillo Chaetopractus villosus
ORDER MARSUPIALIA
22 Red kangaroo Megaleia rufa
16 Grey kangaroo Macropus giganteus
13 Black-faced or mallee kangaroo Macropus fuliginosus melanops
1 Eastern wallaroo Macropus robustus robustus
10 Western wallaroo or euro Macropus robustus cervinus
7 South australian wallaroo or Euro Macropus robustus erubescens
4 Antelopine kangaroo Macropus antilopinus
6 Red-necked wallaby (King Island) Macropus rufogriseus rufogriseus
10 Red-necked wallaby (Tasmanian) Macropus rufogriseus fruticus
9 Black-striped wallaby Macropus dorsalis
19 Agile wallaby Macropus agilis
14 Tammar or darma wallaby Macropus eugenii
26 Parma wallaby Macropus parma
4 Black-tailed wallaby Wallabia bicolor
12 Rufus-bellied pademelon Thylogale billardierii
1 Northern nail-tailed wallaby Onychogalea unguifera
10 New Guinea forest wallaby Dorcopsis muelleri luctuosa
5 Short-tailed wallaby (quokka) Setonix brachyurus
8 Matschie’s tree kangaroo Dendrolagus matschiei
6 Brush-tailed rock wallaby Petrogale penicillata
2 Brush-tailed rat-kangaroo Bettongia penicillata
2 Lesser glider Petaurus breviceps
2 Squirrel glider Petaurus norfolcensis
8 Koala Phascolarctos cinereus
8 Common wombat Vombatus ursinus
2 Eastern native cat Dasyurus viverrinus
ORDER MONOTREMATA
5 Echidna or spiny anteater Tachyglossus aculeatus
BIRDS
ORDER STRUTHIONIFORMES
9 Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae
4 Australian cassowary Casuarius casuarius
13 Greater (common) rhea Rhea americana
5 Ostrich Struthio camelus
ORDER SPHENISCIFORMES
14 Little or fairy penguin Eudyptula minor
ORDER PELECANIFORMES
10 Australian pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
1 Pied cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
9 Black cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
2 Little black cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
ORDER ARDEIFORMES
1 Little bittern Ixobrychus minutus
2 Straw-necked ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
1 Yellow-billed spoonbill Platalea flavipes
ORDER ANSERIFORMES
6 Pied goose Anseranas semipalmata
27 Plumed tree-duck Dendrocygna eytoni
2 Black swan Cygnus atratus
2 Mute swan Cygnus olor
11 Egyptian goose Alopochen aegyptiacus
7 Cape Barren goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae
10 Mountain duck or chestnut breasted shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
2 Burdekin duck or white-headed shelduck Tadorna radjah
25 Paradise duck Tadorna variegata
5 Black duck Anas superciliosa
3 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
3 Grey teal Anas gibberifrons
74 Chestnut teal Anas castanea
18 White-eyed duck or hardhead Aythya australis
17 New Zealand scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
12 Mandarin duck Aix galericulata
36 Wood duck or maned goose Chenonetta jubata
ORDER ACCIPITRIFORMES
2 Letter-winged kite Elanus scriptus
4 Whistling kite Haliastur sphenurus
1 Wedge-tailed eagle Aquila audax
2 Little eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
5 Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus
1 Nankeen kestrel Falco cenchroides
2 Black falcon Falco subniger
ORDER GALLIFORMES
4 Brush-turkey Alectura lathami
1 Razor-billed curassow Mitu mitu (on breeding loan to Adelaide Zoo so technically not there at the time)
7 Stubble quail Coturnix pectoralis
48 Brown quail Coturnix australis
2 King quail Coturnix chinensis
18 Peafowl Pavo cristatus
3 Nepal kalij pheasant Lophura leucomelana leucomelana
5 Swinhoe's Pheasant Lophura swinhoei
4 Ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus
10 Golden pheasant Chrysolophus pictus
3 Lady Amherst’s pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae
18 Tufted guinea-fowl Numida meleagris
4 Californian quail Lophortyx californicus
2 Chukor partridge Alectoris chukar chukar
ORDER GRUIFORMES
3 Painted button-quail Turnix varia
19 Black-breasted button-quail Turnix melanogaster
1 Weka Gallirallus australis
14 Black-tailed native-hen Gallinula ventralis
17 Dusky moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
2 (Eastern) swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus
1 Coot Fulica atra
12 Brolga Grus rubecundus
1 Sarus crane Grus antigone
ORDER CHARADRIIFORMES
8 Bush stone-curlew Burhinus magnirostris
10 Spur-winged plover Vanellus miles novaehollandiae
7 Banded plover Vanellus tricolor
1 White-headed stilt Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus
1 Great (southern) skua Stercorarius skua lonnbergi
3 Pacific gull Larus pacificus
ORDER COLUMBIFORMES
3 Collared or ring dove Streptopelia decaocto
2 Laughing dove Streptopelia senegalensis
22 Peaceful dove Geopelia striata
9 Diamond dove Geopelia cuneata
5 Bar-shouldered dove Geopelia humeralis
16 Green-winged pigeon Chalcophaps indica chrysochlora
32 Common bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
14 Flock pigeon Phaps histrionica
29 Crested pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
3 Spinifex pigeon Geophaps plumifera
11 Wonga pigeon Leucosarcia melanoleuca
2 Ruddy ground (talpacoti) dove Columbina talpacoti
11 White-breasted ground pigeon (jobi ground dove) Gallicolumba jobensis
3 Luzon bleeding-heart pigeon Gallicolumba luzonica
ORDER PSITTACIFORMES
5 Kea Nestor notabilis
4 Red-tailed black cockatoo Calyptorhynchus magnificus
5 Gang-gang cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum
7 Galah Cacatua roseicapilla
5 Long-billed corella Cacatua tenuirostris
7 Little (short-billed) corella Cacatua sanguinea
2 Pink (Major Mitchell) cockatoo Cacatua leadbeateri
14 Sulphur-crested cockatoo Cacatua galerita
1 Salmon (rose)-crested cockatoo Cacatua moluccensis
3 Blue and yellow macaw Ara ararauna
2 Green-winged (red and blue) macaw Ara chloroptera
1 Scarlet (red and yellow) macaw Ara macao
2 Eclectus parrot Eclectus roratus
22 Monk parakeet (quaker parrot) Myiopsitta monachus
22 Rainbow lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
6 Red-collared lorikeet Trichoglossus rubritorquis
12 Scaly-breasted lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
6 Musk lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna
1 Purple-crowned lorikeet Glossopsitta porphyrocephala
3 Fig-parrot Psittaculirostris diophthalma
17 Rose-ringed parakeet (indian ringneck parrot) Psittacula krameri
7 Rose-ringed parakeet (indian ringneck parrot) (lutino) Psittacula krameri
3 King parrot Alisterus scapularis
11 Red-winged parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus
3 Superb parrot Polytelis swainsonii
7 Regent parrot Polytelis anthopeplus
1 Princess parrot Polytelis alexandrae
22 Masked lovebird Agapornis personata
5 Peach-faced lovebird Agapornis roseicollis
10 Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
2 Swift parrot Lathamus discolor
5 Crimson rosella Platycercus elegans
5 Adelaide Rosella Platycercus elegans adelaidae
4 Yellow rosella Platycercus elegans flaveolus
18 Eastern rosella Platycercus eximius
13 Northern rosella Platycercus venustus
2 Mallee ringneck Barnardius barnardi
1 Cloncurry parrot Barnardius barnardi macgillivrayi
15 Red-rumped parrot Psephotus haematonotus
2 Many-coloured parrot Psephotus varius
16 Hooded parrot Psephotus dissimilis
3 Blue bonnet Northiella haematogaster
6 Elegant parrot Neophema elegans
44 Turquoise parrot Neophema pulchella
1 Red-fronted or red-crowned kakariki Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
ORDER STRIGIFORMES
4 Boobook owl Ninox novaeseelandiae boobook
2 Barn owl Tyto alba
ORDER CAPRIMULGIFORMES
8 Tawny frogmouth Podargus strigoides
ORDER CORACIIFORMES
5 Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
2 Blue-winged kookaburra Dacelo leachii
4 Sacred kingfisher Halcyon sancta
ORDER PASSERIFORMES
1 Black-faced cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae
4 Red-vented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
3 Red wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
1 White-plumed honeyeater Meliphaga penicillata
1 White-naped honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus
3 European greenfinch Carduelis chloris
21 Red-browed finch Aegintha temporalis
9 Diamond firetail Emblema guttata
11 Star finch Bathilda ruficauda
10 Crimson finch Neochmia phaeton
27 Zebra finch Poephila guttata
2 Double-barred finch Poephila bichenovii
6 Long-tailed finch Poephila acuticauda
15 Plum-headed finch Aidemosyne modesta
11 Chestnut-breasted (finch) mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax
51 Java finch (sparrow) Padda oryzivora
4 Gouldian finch Chloebia gouldiae
6 African fire-finch Lagonosticta rubricata
2 Cut-throat finch Amadina fasciata
4 Satin bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
1 Regent bowerbird Sericulus chrysocephalus
2 Green catbird Ailuroedus crassirostris
6 Apostlebird Struthidea cinerea
3 Grey butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
3 White-backed magpie Gymnorhina tibicen leuconota
1 Black-backed magpie Gymnorhina tibicen tibicen
HERPTILES
ORDER CHELONIA
1 Giant Tortoise Testudo gigantea
2 Elongate tortoise Testudo elongata
2 Hermann’s tortoise Testudo hermanni
2 Star tortoise Testudo elegans
1 African river tortoise Pelusios sp. (wonder if they ever determined it's species?)
4 Asian box tortoise Cuora amboinensis
3 Carolina box tortoise Terrapene carolina
2 Red-eared terrapin Pseudemys scripta
1 Painted terrapin Chrysemys picta
1 Spotted terrapin Clemmys guttata
3 Spiny terrapin Clemmys spinosa
27 Common long-necked or snake-necked tortoise Chelodina longicollis
7 Broad-shelled tortoise Chelodina expansa
3 Krefft’s tortoise Emydura krefftii
20 Macquarie or murray-river short-necked tortoise Emydura macquarii
5 Saw-shelled tortoise Elseya latisternum
2 Snapping tortoise Elseya dentata
ORDER CROCODILIA
1 Johnstone’s or fresh water crocodile Crocodylus johnsoni
2 Estuarine crocodile Crocodylus porosus
2 American alligator Alligator mississippiensis
ORDER SQUAMATA
Order Lacertilia
5 Tokay gecko Gekko gecko
14 Cunningham’s skink Egernia cunninghami
1 Gidgee skink Egernia stokesii
1 Common blue-tongued lizard Tiliqua scincoides
2 Western blue-tongued lizard Tiliqua occipitalis
1 Southern or blotched blue-tongued lizard Tiliqua nigrolutea
8 Stump-tailed lizard or shingleback Trachydosaurus rugosus
4 Eastern water dragon Physignathus lesueurii
5 Gippsland water dragon Physignathus lesueurii
10 Common bearded dragon Amphibolurus barbatus
1 Tawny dragon Amphibolurus decresii
1 Finn’s dragon Amphibolurus finnsi
1 Frilled lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii
1 Thorny devil or moloch Moloch horridus
3 Rhinoceros iguana Iguana cornuta
1 Basilisk Basiliscus plumifrons
1 Cuban anole Anolis equestris
5 Lace monitor or common goanna Varanus varius
2 Perentie Varanus giganteus
2 Spotted tree monitor Varanus timorensis
1 Black tegu Tupinambis teguixin
Sub Order Serpentes
2 Black-headed python Aspidites melanocephalus
2 Woma Aspidites ramsayi
2 Green python Chondrophython viridis
1 Scrub or amethyst python Liasis amethystinus
7 Children’s python Liasis childreni
1 Water python Liasis fuscus
2 Alberts rock python Liasis olivaceus
2 Olive python Liasis olivaceus
4 Diamond python Morelia argus argus
2 Carpet python Morelia argus variegata
1 Short-tailed or blood python Python curtus
2 Reticulated python Python reticulatus
2 African python Python sebae
26 Boa constrictor Constricor constrictor
6 Green tree snake Dendrophis punctulatus
1 Slaty-grey snake Stegonotus muelleri
1 Red-tailed racer Elaphe oxycephala
5 Corn snake Elaphe guttata
1 Indigo snake Drymarchon corais
2 Black tiger snake Notechis ater
1 Copperhead snake Austrelaps superba
2 Curl snake Suta suta
3 Taipan Oxyuranus scutellatus
1 Pale-headed snake Hoplocephalus bitorquatus
2 Black and white-lipped cobra Naja melanoleuca
2 Black-necked spitting cobra Naja nigricollis
5 Gaboon viper Bitis gabonica
3 Puff adder Bitis arietans
1 Rhinoceros viper Bitis nasicornis
1 Russell’s viper Vipera russelli
4 Water moccasin Agkistrodon piscivorus
1 Southern Pacific rattlesnake Crotalus viridis
2 Massasauga Sistrurus catenatus
ORDER ANURA
14 Green tree frog Litoria caerulea
ORDER CAUDATA
8 Red-bellied newt Taricha rivularis
MAMMALS
2 Crab-eating macaque
4 Rhesus macaque
1 Chacma baboon
3 Lion
3 Jaguar
3 Puma
1 Bobcat
4 Black-backed jackal
5 Oriental small-clawed otter
2 Patagonian cavy
5 Golden agouti
2 Bison
1 Asiatic water buffalo
17 Indian antelope
1 Giraffe
4 (Menil) fallow deer
5 Sambar deer
3 Red deer
1 Wapiti deer
3 White-tailed deer
1 Huanaco
1 Pygmy hippopotamus
3 Collared peccary
9 Red kangaroo
6 Grey kangaroo
7 Mallee kangaroo
5 Western wallaroo
3 South Australian wallaroo
3 King island red-necked wallaby
2 Black striped wallaby
6 Agile wallaby
2 Parma wallaby
5 Parma wallaby
4 Black-tailed wallaby
5 Rufus-bellied wallaby
6 Dorcopsis wallaby
2 Quokka
2 Koala
8 Common wombat
BIRDS
1 Emu
1 Australian cassowary
2 Fairy penguin
1 Cape Barren goose
15 Paradise duck
4 Black duck
15 Chestnut teal
3 White-eyed duck
12 New Zealand scaup
4 Mandarin duck
8 Maned goose
2 Peregrine falcon
14 Brush turkey
2 Stubble quail
41 Brown quail
Indian peafowl (numerous)
2 Swinhoe’s pheasant
6 Tufted guinea fowl
4 Black-breasted button-quail
6 Black-tailed native hen
2 Dusky moorhen
2 Brolga
1 Southern stone curlew
2 Collared or ring dove
14 Peaceful dove
2 Green-winged pigeon
2 Crested pigeon
1 Wonga pigeon
2 White-breasted ground pigeon
1 Luzon bleeding-heart pigeon
1 Gang-gang cockatoo
1 Long-billed corella
1 Blue and yellow macaw
1 Rainbow lorikeet
1 Fig parrot
4 Red-winged parrot
2 Adelaide rosella
25 Turquoise parrot
1 Tawny frogmouth
1 Diamond firetail
3 Zebra finch
6 Java sparrow
REPTILES
2 Elongate tortoise
1 Star Tortoise
4 Carolina box tortoise
2 Broad-shelled tortoise
1 Cunningham’s skink
9 Common blue tongued skink
15 Bearded dragon
28 Boa constrictor
from:
Adelaide Zoological Gardens, ADELAIDE, S.A
1 Bison
Australian Government, Department of the Northern Territory, DARWIN, N.T.
2 Antelopine kangaroo
1 Perentie
Australian Reptile Park, GOSFORD, N.S.W.
2 Black-striped wallaby
1 Cassowary
Avicultural Society of Australia
14 Harlequin dove
6 Painted Finch
4 Bourke parrot
Brookfield Zoo, CHICAGO, U.S.A.
2 Rhinoceros iguana
2 Crested basilisk
Department of Agriculture, VICTORIA
1 Red-bellied newt
Djakarta Zoo, Djakarta, INDONESIA
3 Silvered leaf-monkey
Fisheries and Wildlife Division, VICTORIA
1 Australian fur seal
2 New Zealand fur seal
2 Grey kangaroo
3 Swainson’s antechinus
1 Fairy penguin
3 Little corella
1 Black-headed python
1 Children’s python
2 Eastern water dragon
6 Parsonella Finch
4 Cuban anole
3 Red kangaroo
3 Stuart’s antechinus
1 Spotted tree monitor
1 Carpet python
Metro Toronto Zoo, Toronto, CANADA
1 Polar bear
Monash University, Clayton, VICTORIA
1 Eastern native cat
Seewiessel Zoo, WEST GERMANY
10 Cotton-top marmoset
Randolph Park Zoo, Tucson, ARIZONA, U.S.A.
2 Temminck’s golden cat
Rotterdam Zoo, Rotterdam, HOLLAND
2 Chimpanzee
1 Sumatran tiger
Royal Botanic Gardens, MELBOURNE
26 Dusky Moorhen
Mr P. Scrivenor, EAST KEILOR
2 Chukar partridge
2 Trinidadian finch
2 Star finch
2 African fire finch
5 Crimson finch
Mr Colin Mackenzie Fauna Park, HEALESVILLE, VIC.
5 Galah
Taronga Zoo, SYDNEY, N.S.W.
3 Diamond python
9 Green tree frogs
5 Crimson finch
Whipsnade Zoo, Bedfordshire, U.K.
1 Sumatran Tiger
Wollongong Bird Park, WOLLONGONG, N.S.W.
2 Golden shouldered parrot
2 Eclectus parrot
3 Axis deer
Wuppertal Zoo, WEST GERMANY
4 Meerkat
Zurich Zoo, Zurich, SWITZERLAND
3 Asian box tortoise
4 Spiny terrapin
Adelaide Zoological Gardens, Adelaide, S.A.
1 White-handed gibbon
3 Agile wallaby
1 Oriental small-clawed otter
3 Mandarin duck
1 Eurasian badger
1 Razor-billed curassow (breeding loan)
Australian Reptile Park, Gosford, N.S.W.
2 Western wallaroo
2 Matschie’s tree kangaroo
2 Stuart’s antechinus
1 Cassowary
1 Guinea fowl
6 Agile wallaby
2 Dorcopsis wallaby
2 Tasmanian golden brush-tailed possum
6 Fairy penguin
2 Rufus-bellied wallaby
6 Lesser glider
1 Swainson’s antechinus
14 Brush turkey
Ashton’s Lion Park, VIC.
4 Golden agouti
Bullen’s Lion Park, Wallacia, N.S.W.
1 Tiger
1 Bobcat
2 Black leopard
1 Jungle cat
CSIRO Wildlife Research, Canberra, A.C.T.
1 Plains-wanderer
Sir Colin Mackenzie Fauna Park, Healesville, VIC.
2 Carpet python
Marineland, Hawks Bay, NEW ZEALAND
4 Oriental small-clawed otter
Monash University, Clayton, VIC.
2 Mallee kangaroo
2 Black-tailed wallaby
2 Tasmanian red-necked wallaby
4 Parma wallaby
2 Agile wallaby
Perth Zoo, Perth, W.A.
3 Oriental small-clawed otter
1 Sambar deer
Taronga Zoo, Sydney, N.S.W.
1 Hooded parrot
1 Ball python
4 Puff adder
Werribee Park, Werribee, VIC.
2 Highland cattle
7 (Menil) fallow deer
9 Red deer
Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo, N.S.W.
11 Black fallow deer
6 Sambar deer
12 Paradise duck
12 Red deer
2 Sitatunga
6 Black duck
14 Indian antelope
1 Zebra (breeding loan)
19 Dusky moorhen
Mrs. D. Freeman, Brunswick, VIC.
2 Rhesus Macaque
Mrs. D. Judd, Mildura, VIC.
3 Parma wallaby
3 Black-tailed wallaby
Mrs. Finnigan, Ocean Grove, VIC.
1 Zebra donkey hybrid
2 Donkey
Mr. J. Mattinson, Wollongong, N.S.W.
5 Indian antelope
Mr. B. Searle, Warrnambool, VIC.
8 Boa constrictor
Perry Bros. Circus
1 Lion
Mr. E. Scribano, East Keilor, VIC.
2 Red-winged parrot
1 Rhesus macaque
Antwerp Zoo, Antwerp, BELGIUM
1 Long-billed corella
Djakarta Zoo, Djakarta, INDONESIA
1 Chimpanzee
2 Black leopard
Frankfurt Zoo, Frankfurt, WEST GERMANY
4 Fairy penguin
Higashiyama Zoo, Nagoya, JAPAN
4 Red kangaroo
4 Fairy penguin
2 Red-winged parrot
4 Grey kangaroo
5 Galah
4 Tawny frogmouth
2 Common wombat
5 Sulphur-crested cockatoo
Himalayan Zoological Park, Simla, INDIA
2 Sulphur-crested cockatoo
Jurong Bird Park, SINGAPORE
4 Maned goose
6 Chestnut teal
4 New Zealand paradise duck
6 Black duck
National Zoological Gardens of SRI LANKA
2 Tiger
New Delhi Zoo, New Delhi, INDIA
6 Black-tailed wallaby
Ocean Park Zoo, HONG KONG
6 Black-tailed wallaby
4 Maned goose
Oklahoma City Zoo, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
1 Mallee kangaroo
Peking Zoo, Peking, CHINA
2 Sulphur-crested cockatoo
Randolph Park Zoo, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.
2 South australian wallaroo
8 Galah
Rotterdam Zoo, Rotterdam, HOLLAND
3 Red kangaroo
2 Echidna
2 Agile wallaby
2 New Zealand paradise duck
2 Sulphur-crested cockatoo
Dr. K. Searle, Botanic Gardens, HONG KONG
6 Diamond firetail finch
6 Long-tailed grass finch
6 Red-browed finch
5 Lesser glider
4 Children’s python
6 Chestnut-breasted finch
Winnipeg Zoo, CANADA
3 Common wombat
Wuppertal Zoo, WEST GERMANY
6 Black-tailed wallaby
Zoo Neuwied, Neuwied, WEST GERMANY
4 Northern rosella
captioned: ''Bong-Su" — An Indian elephant received from His Excellency The Sultan of Pahang.
Whipsnade apparently bred four 'purebred' Sumatran Tiger cubs in 1975. However, they were hand reared. It's likely one of these was the individual sent to Melbourne.
This would be Ludwig.
With Werribee, these would have been some of the first animals on site (if not the first), and those species sent to Dubbo would've also been the founders of the groups there, with Dubbo opening in February of 1977, during the focus period of this report.
And we have our answer here re. how far back Melbourne held Brazilian Tapir. Four individuals seems to indicate a breeding pair, so they were presumably breeding this species at least as of the mid 70's.
I wouldn't be surprised if Melbourne's first Brazilian Tapir pair were acquired in the late 60's. The timeline lines up if they were expected to have had at least two offspring prior to 1976.Oh thanks for the info Jambo.
Yeah we do at last hey with Brazilian tapirs (and agree about indication of a breeding pair and offspring) and going all the way back to early '70s with breeding them hey (wasnt it late 1960s one or two of them arrived), it's fitting with Lupo now at Melbourne hey that they're back with keeping them.
Yeah considering how tiger subspecies especially Sumatran have been what we have always known as the important breeding and individual exchange between the zoos we are most familiar with, just how many generic tigers were being bred even in major city zoos back in the seventies and eighties still, well guess it did take some time for the official subspecies breeding approach took off, and credit to Melbourne for seemingly trying as early as '76, and Adelaide and Wellington with Siberian tigers, and Taronga with Sumatran tigers not long later with Meta & Nico's arrival (of course could mention Cija & Max, it's just of course the outcrossed breeding with other tigers and their descendants).
Will have to scan it to upload properly, but within the report there was a map showing the grounds at the time:
But above it is written:
''
Planning
Projects contemplated for next year are:
● Construction of two residences for senior members of staff.
● Conversion of Great Flight Aviary into “walk-through” aviary.
● Extension of electricity reticulation as determined by supply authorities.
● Planning of Hoofed Mammal area.
Habitat displays are replacing barred cages and concrete.
A century ago, to see a variety of “strange” animals in a menagerie was clearly a novelty sufficient in itself. Today, a visit to the Zoo is expected to provide much more than just the facility of gazing at animals in box-like cages. Visitors to modern Zoos expect to see animals occupying attractive surroundings which are as closely representative of their own natural habitats as possible.
This concept is currently being developed at the Zoo and the accompanying plan shows ten exhibit areas which have already been completed. The total area involved at present represents 20% of that part of The Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens given over to display.''
Trying to take whole photo couldnt capture the writing, and attempts to piece it together were sadly disastrous.
Is there any information that you could find on his mate? I suppose it will be in a studbook somewhere, but one of the old links I had to one no longer works.
Is there any information that you could find on his mate? I suppose it will be in a studbook somewhere, but one of the old links I had to one no longer works.
Thanks Steve, it's the concept map images.
Is there any information that you could find on his mate? I suppose it will be in a studbook somewhere, but one of the old links I had to one no longer works.
Nah can't seem to access them there unfortunately.
Thanks for trying to correct it, but still can't access them for some reason.
