Dudley Zoo Opening Day Information Wanted

AdrianW1963

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5+ year member
On the opening day of the zoo in 1937 I have the following list of species on show for the first day but unfortunately I have a few gaps in the list (SNK) in the list below.
I would be extremely grateful for any help that anyone could give me.
Here is the current list I have .


SPECIES NAME

DINGO’S
FOXES (SNK)
WOLVES (SNK)
BIRDS OF PREY (SNK)
GREY SQUIRREL
WADERS (SNK)
RHESUS MONKEY
BISON
CALIFORNIAN SEA LION
ASIANIC ELEPHANT
GREAT WHITE PELICAN
CANADIAN BEAVER
GREEN LIZARD
WALL LIZARD
GRASS SNAKE
POLAR BEAR
LIONS (SNK)
TIGERS (SNK)
PARAKEETS (SNK)
LLAMA
RHEA (SNK)
THARS
GRIFFON VULTURES (SNK)
BARBARY SHEEP
HYACINTHINE MACAW
RED & BLUE MACAW
BLUE & YELLOW MACAW
GREY PARROT
AMAZON PARROT (SNK)
PINK ROSEATE COCKATOO
GREATER SULPHUR CRESTED COCKATOO
WAXBILLS (SNK)
WHYDAHS (SNK)
FINCHES (SNK)
CANARIES
WHITE TAILED SEA-EAGLE
EUROPEAN EAGLE-OWL
MILKY EAGLE-OWL
MALAYAN FISH EAGLE
BROWN BEAR
AMERICAN BLACK BEAR
HIMALAYAN BEAR
OLD WORLD FLAMINGO – GREATER/LESSER
UPLAND/MAGELLAN GOOSE
SPUR-WINGED GOOSE
CAROLINA WOOD DUCK
MANDARIN DUCK
COMMON VIPER
SLOW WORM
SHELTOPUSIK
GOLDEN PHEASANT
AMHERST’S PHEASANT
INDIAN PEAFOWL
YOKOHAMA
LONG TAILED FOWL
SACRED BABOON
GUNIEA BABOON
MUNTJAC DEER
CHAPMAN’S ZEBRA
CHIMPANZEE
BENNETT’S WALLABY
BLACK FOOTED PENGUIN
GOLDFINCH
GREENFINCH


If anyone can remember or know something that's missing I would be very grateful for the info.
 
I now have a full list of species complete with full names and scientific names thanks to Martin Jackson, grandson of a former keeper at the zoo who as many old maps and is going to scan the maps so I can have a copy to complete ALL maps produced by the zoo.
 
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