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Small Mammal House interior Chester Zoo 23 April 1978
The small mammal house at Chester Zoo was built in 1960 and demolished in 1998 to make way for an extension of the elephant enclosure. In 1983 the rear of the house was converted into a small nocturnal exhibit.- bongorob
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- 1978 chester house interior mammal small zoo
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Jaguar Enclosures Chester Zoo 25 May 1978
Several cages were built in 1967 to the south of the cat house, to house the jaguars which were thought unsuitable to be housed in the main cat house. They were demolished in 1985 to make way for the Axis Deer Enclosure.- bongorob
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- 1978 chester enclosures jaguar onca panthera zoo
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Sumatran Orang Utan Bristol Zoo 13 October 1978
Keeper Michael Colbourne and young Sumatran Orang utan (Pongo abelii) at Bristol Zoo. Mr Colbourne formerly worked at Chester and is now at Monkey World I believe.- bongorob
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- 1978 abelii bristol orang pongo sumatran utan zoo
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White-bearded Gnus Chester Zoo 25 May 1978
White-bearded Gnus (Connochaetes taurinus albojubatus) among the daisies. One of my favourite antelopes.- bongorob
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- 1978 albojubatus chester connochaetes daisies gnu taurinus white-bearded zoo
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hybrid elephant calf Chester Zoo 16 July 1978
Motty the only known African x Asian Elephant calf. The only photo I could get of this unique specimen. He was four days old.- bongorob
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- 1978 chester elephant hybrid zoo
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- Category: Chester Zoo