history

I was doing some cataloguing of 19th Century watercolour sketches from Tibet and the Himalaya at work today, and there was one of a set of antlers of a deer described as Shaoo or Shawa. A bit of digging led me to learn about the Shou, the Tibetan Red Deer, Cervus canadensis wallichi.I haven't...

Hey ZooChat. I'm looking for old black and white pictures, with as much provenance as possible, of monitor lizards in zoos up to the 1950s. I already have Komodo dragon pictures and lace monitor pictures, and though I wouldn't mind more, I would also like other species like Asian water monitors...

Dear forum members, My name is Kevin Prenger and I'm the writer of the book 'War Zone Zoo' about the history of the Berlin Zoo during the 3rd Reich and WW2. It's available on Amazon as paper back or e-book. You can read the first two chapters there. If you are interested I can publish an...

So, I thought this would be nice to share questions about the zoo’s history, so everyone could learn more history. Here are some questions I have. Can I have some information on the Golden Snub-Nosed Monkeys they had? What happened to Lorikeet Landing? Can I have info on Wildlife Canyon and...

Zoo attacks and the people who survive them BBC news article about zoo animal attack survivors. Most are from zoos whose names I don't recognise, so think they might be closed collections?

A few years back, the Historic England archive (previously a part of English Heritage) digitised their collection of architectural photographs, which have now been put online. Mostly this consists of photographs of churches and stately homes, but the occasional zoo makes its way into the...

Just came across this and thought I'd post it here before I forgot. A new book about the founding of London Zoo, due for publication in November this year "The Zoo: The Wild and Wonderful Tale of the Founding of London Zoo"...

ZooChatters interested in zoo history might like to know about the very recent publication:- • Menagerie:- The History of Exotic Animals in England (Caroline Grigson; 2016) I purchased a copy this afternoon; I‘ve not had time to study the book thoroughly yet but it appears to be a...

12,000 Vintage Photographs from Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium to Be Preserved | Untapped Cities

I thought a history or fun facts page about the Zoo itself would be interesting.

Amazing to think of what has changed, and what hasn't, in 70 years https://youtu.be/1pv-zcpS8lQ

Hey folks, This is my first thread in a while and I just wanted to know if anyone had any information about the old Coventry Zoo? All I know is that it closed in the early 1970's and had an imposing African tribal figure at the entrance, other than that I'm stumped. My interest is basically to...

Hello everyone, I've already been hearing quite a bit about the apes of Apenheul. I go there as often as I can. However, for a project I have been asked to undertake, I would like to know the full history of the bonobo troop in Apenheul (so from 1996 onwards)! This includes arrivals, deaths...

After three long years of hard work, my book has been published. It is called "The Dallas Zoo : A History". It starts in 1888 with its conception and ends with 2014. It's 778 pages long. You can now purchase it at Amazon for $33.25.

Hello everyone - My name is Shai and I am writing my thesis on how zoos present their history. I will focus on the Philadelphia zoo 150 anniversary which included a zoo history trail. Unfortunately the zoo archives couldn't find the signs from the history trail (but did find the history exhibit...

This interesting article shows a timeline of the zoo and the safari park, dating back to the zoo's formation in 1916; 1916 Drs. Harry Wegeforth, Paul Wegeforth, Fred Baker, Joseph C. Thompson and naturalist Frank Stephens hold their first organizational meeting. 10/02/1916 One of...

Hi guys, I'm writing my 3rd year dissertation on Dudley Zoo and Castle and I was wondering if any of you could help me out. First of all I've been looking at the Dudley Official Guide Books and the earliest I've managed to find is from 1968. Are there any earlier or does anyone know when the...

This is a short documentary about Francis Buckland, who was a Victorian Era animal collector. He helped to open the Brighton Aquarium: New Science - YouTube

Dear Zoo community, i have not used this zoochat thing before, well not as a member and I do not know how helpful it is going to be? I am currently on a mission to detangle the absolute mess the current population of Asain Short Clawed otters is in captivity In the UK. I am trying to piece...

Hello I have a website about flamingo land just started in November 2012. I have plenty of media for the site but I would like my zoo section to cover the history of the park if anyone would like to help out with the zoo section or give pictures or information it would help. Pm me and...