Rotterdam Zoo Historical notes from Rotterdam Zoo

[Tiger]

Is there a way to find which zoo's the cubs were sent to?

There probably is. I'm thinking, for example, of Google Scholar. Otherwise, you can always send an email to the Rotterdam Zoo itself, that way you will have the best chance of finding/providing the information.
However, I'm sure that some here on ZooChat are also able to find out what happened to the cubs or at least know better ways to find out, as I myself am not specialized enough for that.

 

[FBBird]

Does anyone know how long Elsa's (Born Free lioness) sibling Big One lived? I have seen info on the internet that stated Elsa's siblings Big One and Lustica arrived at the Rotterdam Zoo on 19 July 1956, and that Lustica died on 10 Oct 1975. Other info stated that both Lustica and Big One had cubs that were sent to other zoos. Does the Rotterdam Zoo still keep lions? Would any be descendants of Lustica or Big One? Thanks for any info.

I’m sure I’ve seen a suggestion that Christian (Lion born at Ilfracombe Zoo, bought from Harrods as a cub, ended up wild in Africa via George Adam son’s team) might have been a descendant of either Lustica or the Big One? I’ve always found it ironic that Elsa herself died young in the wild, while her sisters lived to old age in Holland

 

[vogelcommando]

The Massai giraffe - Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi - has disappeared completely from European collections but has kept in the past in a good number of European zoos. ZTL don't mention Rotterdam Zoo as a former keeper but evenso the (sub)species was kept. In May 1939 2 wild-caught animals arrived at the Zoo, see this newspaper-photo :

 

[steveroberts]