This is a thread for people to record their memories of the great Asian Elephant Siam (1946-1997) who lived at the zoo and who is now on display at the Grand Gallerie de l'Evolution. I'm a huge fan of his so I thought it'd be appropriate for others to share their experiences seeing him whether...
As some of ZooChat may know I am a HUGE fan of Siam (1946-1997), the massive, legendary Asian tusker that used to live in the Paris Zoo and since 2001 can be found in the Musee National D'Histoire Naturelle in the Jardin Des Plantes, a 15-minute walk from Notre Dame. He was an incredible animal...
I recently created a scale model of Zoo de Vincennes's famous bull elephant Siam, deceased in 1997. This isn't exactly memorabilia but I thought some people might find it interesting.
I didn't get a chance to see this animal in person but I gathered whatever images I could find from the...