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With records of over 4,200 individual elephants that have resided in North America (but many still to go), it is always exciting to find another. Miami animal dealer Alton Freeman sent this 3-year-old female Asian elephant “Mamie” to a new zoo in Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic in January...

As you can probably tell by my name, I'm based out of Buffalo, NY, USA. Does anyone have old photos and maps of the Buffalo Zoo? Older the better and I would love some old maps to compare what the zoo looked like before as to now.

Now I have never been to Edinburgh Zoo in the past, and from looking at the ZTL listing I can tell they're not that big on reptiles (like they were in the past). I have this book at home titled "Wildlife in Britain - Guide to Natural Habitats, Safari Parks and Zoos" which of course focuses on...

Long before Google Earth, a nice aerial view of Chester Zoo. A Zoo Chat Challenge, guess the year (and tell me why) A few clues to start... The Bridge Café, the old Parrot House, no Ha-ha at the Red Lechwes, a complete Temperate Bird House and an urn, rather than the otters in the fountain!

I wanted to make this because there is no tread about the history of the Antwerp Zoo yet. Every day I will try to add an interesting fact about the history of the Antwerp Zoo.

I thought it would be fun to reminisce a little bit about what used to be at Brookfield Zoo and see what we can remember used to exist, some of our happiest memories at the zoo and other positive things that we remember from Brookfield Zoo. I didn't see anywhere that was already doing that and...

Hello Zoo Peeps, I'm looking for some very specific information. I have translated a german memoir of circus manager Leo Weste from 1925, in which it describes a letter from animal trainer Thompson (1859-1909) at some point between 1888 and 1908: 'He wrote to me from London that the zoo there...

If you love Politics and Zoos like me you probably love Panda Diplomacy, It might be bad for zoos' futures but it's really interesting so I was curious what Zoos use to have Pandas (since it's easy to find what zoos currently have them) If you could please attach a photo of there Exhibit (If...

Historically San Diego Zoo has had one of the best collections in the United States so I am creating this thread as a collection of species the zoo used to have, where they went, and when they arrived. Any species or exhibits the zoo had can be talked about here. This thread is open to anybody...

Here, we'll talk about animal species that are no longer kept at Brazilian zoos, aquariums and breeding facilities.

Hello everyone! Recently I came across an image on the Cincinnati Zoo’s Facebook page of the elephants when they were young. I was wondering if you had any images of the Herbivora Building, Vanishing Giants, or of the elephants from the past. Thanks a lot! Here are some images I found...

Hello! I'm a historian doing work on David Seth-Smith, who presented the 'Zoo Man' on BBC Children's Hour. In the BBC's archive I came across a letter from Seth-Smith asking for permission to use the 'Zoo Man' name on a gramophone record to be sold at the London Zoo in 1936. The principle was...

Hello, I am currently researching the history of Polar Bear Captivity in Australia which appears to date back to the late 1800's. I have read other forums that provide some historical Taronga Zoo information, however am very keen to learn more about the following: How PB's first came to...

This is something I recently saw someone else do with another zoo. The Philadelphia Zoo is the oldest zoo in the United States, and over the 161 years since the zoo was chartered, the zoo has seen many animal species come and go. I will list as much as I can and for those that I am aware of. If...

Found some old photos (courtesy of an old book on Audubon Park) of the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans from the late 80s and 90s before the major renovations that took place around 2000. I was 10 years old or so when much of this was torn down for the new entry, so my memory is a little foggy. Does...

First, I'll give you an explanation. Korea's first modern zoo was Chang-gyeong-won, which was converted Chang-gyeong-gung Palace, the one of the palaces of the Joseon Dynasty, into a zoo and a botanical garden in 1909, when the Japanese Empire forcibly colonized the Joseon Kingdom on the Korean...

Hi, my name is Sarah and I’m from Australia. A couple years ago I started doing research on George Bruce Chapman and his various businesses. A fascinating individual. Recently I saw new information on this forum and may yet discover more. Thank you for having me!

Does anyone have any information on the history of WORZ's Giraffe? At the moment they have 5.0 Giraffe. Harold (2009) Arrived 2010 from Monarto Zoo Kona (2008) Arrived 2009 from Monarto Zoo Ajali (AJ) (2014) Arrived 2015 from Taronga Western Plains Zoo? Armani (2008) Arrived 2009 from Taronga...

I’d like to invite you to join me Wednesday, March 6 at 7 p.m. at the Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library in Washington, D.C. as I talk about my book Raising America’s Zoo: How Two Wild Gorillas Helped Transform the National Zoo. This unique story shares the heartbreaks and triumphs of the...

I would like to invite all those folks in the Washington, D.C. area to a book talk, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018 at 4 p.m. at Nanny O'Brien's Irish Pub. I am Kara Arundel, author of Raising America's Zoo: How Two Wild Gorillas Helped Transform the National Zoo. This story shares the heartbreak and...