ZSL London Zoo Animals kept at london zoo in the past

Chlidonias said:
you did ask, on page 5 of this thread, but you only got the same answer as above (i.e. nothing listed on Zootierliste). However, here is a more definite answer: the historical listings in the Giant Otter studbook show that the species has never been kept at London Zoo.
http://www.giantotterresearch.com/articles/Giant_Otter_Studbook_Final_pdf_file.pdf
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Only 2 pages ago, since turning 40 it has slowly headed south, thank you both, now why did i open this cupboard:confused::confused::confused:
 
Hummingbirds

I haven't been for years, but Slimbridge had a very nice Hummingbird exhibit, I think they called it the Tropical House.

On the subject of otters, Giant or otherwise, can anyone identify the species kept by Amazonia (Cromer), and described by them as South American Otter?
 
kiang said:
I may have asked this before, have giant otters ever been held by London zoo?
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I believe there were plans to exhibit Giant otter a few years ago. They would have been housed behind BUGS and replaced the giant anteaters and rhea.

For a variety of reasons, mostly financial, nothing happened. A shame-imagine the noise emanating around Regents Park!:cool
 
Panthera1981 said:
I believe there were plans to exhibit Giant otter a few years ago. They would have been housed behind BUGS and replaced the giant anteaters and rhea.
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I could see them on the lower terrace of the Mappins as part of a larger themed area.
 
MichaelC said:
On the subject of otters, Giant or otherwise, can anyone identify the species kept by Amazonia (Cromer), and described by them as South American Otter?
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They had a single North American River Otter when I was there earlier in the year.
 
Otter

Thank you Pipaluk, you are absolutely correct. I was thrown because the label simply said American River Otter, no Latin name or distribution, coupled with the fact Amazona claims to display tropical South American animals.
 
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Can anybody tell me if this is the male Northern White Rhino"Ben"or the female"Bebe", kept at London Zoo ? Thank you!
 
Bib Fortuna said:
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Can anybody tell me if this is the male Northern White Rhino"Ben"or the female"Bebe", kept at London Zoo ? Thank you!
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I wouldn't pretend to know the difference between Northern and Southern White Rhino, but the building in the background is the Elephant & Rhinoceros Pavilion, aka Casson Pavilion. The only two White Rhino that ever lived there were Ben and the Southern cow, Mashobeni. Tim May would be able to advise about Bebe, but she died quite some time before the Casson opened in 1965.
 
Judging by the ear-tassels I suspect this is a shot of Ben.
 
Bib Fortuna said:
Can anybody tell me if this is the male Northern White Rhino"Ben"or the female"Bebe", kept at London Zoo ? Thank you!
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This rhinoceros in this photograph is in the outside enclosure of the Elephant & Rhinoceros Pavilion (Casson Building); consequently it couldn’t possibly be the female northern white rhino “Bebe” as she died before the rhinos were moved to this building.

The northern white rhinos “Ben” & “Bebe”, who arrived at the zoo in 1955, were originally housed in the old Deer & Cattle Sheds; “Bebe” died in 1964 and ‘Ben’ was moved to the Elephant & Rhinoceros Pavilion in 1965 (together with the southern white rhinoceros “Mashobeni”).
 
I have recently scanned a B&W shot of both rhinos, but I have no idea which is which. I can post it if that would help,

Alan
 
Thank you all of you. The Main diffrence between both subspecies are the hairy eartops of the Northerns, but they are complete diffrent between the individuals."Nabire", the last NWR of Dvur kralove, had much impressive hairy eartops.

I had not in mind"Bebe"died before the opening of the Elephant House, so it is clear it is"Ben"on this picture.

@Gentle Lemur. Of course I would like to see your Shot of both Rhinos.

By the Way-Merry Christmas to all of you!
 
Rhinos or Lyons?

Bit of trivia. Ben & Bebe were named after Ben Lyon & Bebe Daniels. They were a real-life husband and wife who were stars of "Life with the Lyons", a 1950's radio, TV and cinema comedy series about an American family settling in London.
 
Bib Fortuna said:
The Main diffrence between both subspecies are the hairy eartops of the Northerns,
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I chirped up with this information some years ago on here but was told it wasn't correct- both subspecies can have hairy ears. Which is correct?:confused:

Incidentally this photo is almost identical to a ZSL postcard I have(just labelled White Rhinoceros) but not quite as the feet are positioned differently and the rhino isn't in exactly the same place. Is this another card from the same period?
 
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