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Hello Everyone, I'm currently undertaking a study regarding elephant enclosures at London and Whipsnade zoo between 1868 and 2017 and I was wondering if someone could help clarify something for me. I am primarily looking at the following enclosures: 1. Elephant house, London Zoo – Anthony...

Interesting photo shared from the Museum of London collection - a model of Moby Dick from the film, on display at London Zoo in 1955. The caption states the model was donated to the zoo after filming was competed. Log in or sign up to view

I'm not the only one here who has seen the excellent documentary "The Ark" (1993) which followed staff at London Zoo during a period where it was in dire financial straits and almost closed for good. One of the most memorable and heartbreaking sequences is in episode two, where nervous Asian...

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...

Hi, I am trying to compile a list of ALL wild dogs in zoos across Europe for my research project. I am trying to work out the family trees of them all to look at their genetic diversity. If you know any dogs at your zoo, please help me by telling me the following information. - Which zoo they...

In my 1979 map of London Zoo there is a large green space adjacent to the old Wolf Wood marked ‘Broadwalk Paddocks’. The green space is still there in my 1983 & 1991 maps but is no longer labelled. Does anyone know if this was an actual enclosure at some point and, if so, what was kept there and...

I've spent the last couple of months re-creating my favourite childhood zoo - London Zoo, as it was back in the 80s. The majority of the zoo is based on as it was in 1980 but various parts go up to the early 90s depending on the available animals. It's been a challenge as I've built it in...

London Zoo has reopened: London Zoo reopens from today despite the city being in Tier 4 lockdown Let the stocktake begin!

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...