Generally I approve of zoos celebrating their history with statues commemorating famous former inhabitants .....but I was rather disappointed when I saw this for the first time yesterday......
Generally I approve of zoos celebrating their history with statues commemorating famous former inhabitants .....but I was rather disappointed when I saw this for the first time yesterday......
Hmm It must have been expensive, it,s a pity it looks so cheap.
By the way does anyone know what happened to the bronze statue of the original Winnie the Pooh. It disappeared from the back corner of the reptile house some time ago. Has it been put somewhere else?
It,s a far superior piece to the "kung fu panda" !
Hmm It must have been expensive, it,s a pity it looks so cheap.
By the way does anyone know what happened to the bronze statue of the original Winnie the Pooh. It disappeared from the back corner of the reptile house some time ago. Has it been put somewhere else?
It,s a far superior piece to the "kung fu panda" !
Sorry Maguari, I don't think this statue is the one the previous post alludes to. There are/were 2 statues of Winnie at London, the other is of Winnie, singularly, on all-fours looking up at the visitor. I would also like to know what's happened to it.
As for the "statue" of Ming,from afar it looks like she's strumming a guitar! What's the cast made of?
Sorry Maguari, I don't think this statue is the one the previous post alludes to. There are/were 2 statues of Winnie at London, the other is of Winnie, singularly, on all-fours looking up at the visitor. I would also like to know what's happened to it.
The original one was just the bear by herself. It stood on a plinth with a commemorative plaque, on the corner of the reptile house, opposite the stairs up to the mappin terraces.
The original one was just the bear by herself. It stood on a plinth with a commemorative plaque, on the corner of the reptile house, opposite the stairs up to the mappin terraces.
It looks like this but I am not sure where it is at the moment. The Giant Panda is just one step on (in the wrong direction, in my view) from the Polar Bear.
