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Eastern Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli) calf, Manyara, 14 days old. Chester Zoo

Female South African Grey Hornbill (Tockus nasutus epirhinus) at Chester Zoo in the old bird house. This was rebuilt as the Islands in Danger exhibit.

Trumpeter Hornbill (Bycanistes bucinator) in the old bird house, now rebuilt as Islands In Danger.

Female Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) grooming Grivet Monkey (chlorocebus aethiops).

A plan of the Penguin exhibit at Chester Zoo, Humboldt's Penguins only are housed here but a pair of Black-necked Swans also lived here for a while.

Plan of the Twilight Zone bat exhibit at Chester Zoo, housing free flying Rodrigues and Livingstone's Fruit bats and Seba's Short-tailed Bats. A fascinating place to spend time when the zoo is not busy.

Humboldt's Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) swimming.

A lazy way to see the giraffes, Chester Zoo's waterbus. A new canal system is planned in the Super Zoo project. The island on which the visitors are sitting is now part of the buffalo enclosure.

Patagonian Cavy Or Mara (Dolichotis patagonum). Chester Zoo are considering housing this species with the Spectacled Bears. They were kept in what is now the bush dog enclosure.

Spotted Paca (Agouti paca). Two pairs of these rodents were housed in what is now the bush dog enclosure. They hardly ever showed themselves, and I was lucky to get this shot.

A male Malayan Giant Squirrel (Ratufa bicolor) in the large enclosure at the rear of the small mammal house. This species bred a few times at London zoo

ICI presented Chester Zoo with 22 Afghan Pikas (Ochotona rufescens) in 1986 after they had tried to establish them as a laboratory animal. Most were short-lived at the zoo. A few were bred but none of the young survived. This male called Bertie was the last specimen. He lived in the Mammal...

Australain Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) in the old small mammal house. Previously they were kept in the Tropical Realm in an enclosure which is now a shrubbery. This was situated by the crocodile pool.

Motty the only known African x Asian Elephant calf. The only photo I could get of this unique specimen. He was four days old.

Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) Nanook and Nija, August 1981. Nija drowned a few months later having become trapped under the ice.

Male Sumatran Tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) in the old Lion House which was situated where the Twilight Zone is.

Greater Grison (Galictis vittatus). For several years I was convinced I'd seen a Ratel.

Prehensile-tailed Skink (Corucia zebrata). This lizard has been kept at Chester Zoo since 1973. It is also called the Solomon Islands Skink and the Monkey Skink.

Thailand Water Dragon (Physignathus cocincinus)

Female Philippines Sailfin Lizard (hydrosaurus pustulatus)