Woodland Park Zoo Woodland Park Zoo Former Species

Komodo Dragon

Komodo Dragon

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As several other zoos have such threads, I don't see why not.

Feel free to put additions in the comments, as there are doubtless ones I've missed.



African Bush Elephant

African Gray Parrot

African Wild Dog

American Bison

Arctic Fox

Asian Elephant

Axis Deer

Beaver

Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur

Black Swan

Blue-and-Yellow Macaw

Bontebok

Caribou

Celebus Black Macaque

Cheetah

Chuckwalla

Common Vampire Bat

Cougar

DeBrazza Monkey

Degu

Desert Rosy Boa

Diana Monkey

Fringed-Ear Oryx

Gelada Baboon

Gila Monster

Golden snub-nosed monkey

Indian Cobra

King Cobra

Lesser Flamingo

Leopard

Lion-Tailed Macaque

Llama

Louisiana Pine Snake

Mandrill

Moose

Northern Pacific Rattlesnake

Northern Treeshrew

Patagonian Mara

Pig-tailed macaque

Polar Bear

Prairie Dog

Red Deer

Red-Flanked Duiker

Rhea

Rhesus macaque

Rhinoceros Iguana

Rodrigues Fruit Bat

Sea Otter

Sidewinder Rattlesnake

Sika Deer

Squirrel Monkey

South American Tapir

Sumatran Tiger

Sun Bear

Taylor's Cantil

Thick-tailed Galago

West African Dwarf Crocodile

White Pelican

White-Tailed Deer
 
Komodo Dragon said:
I know pinnipeds have been kept over the years, but which species are unknown to me. Anybody know?
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When I look at the MMIR, there are no entries for Woodland Park Zoo for any marine mammals. There is an exception to the MMIR though, and that is that walrus are not included on the MMIR. So it is possible they had walrus and it would not be on that report.
 
Woodland Park Zoo held seals as early as 1908 and a small pool was built in 1913 that also held seals (and other species throughout the years). A brand-new seal pool opened in 1946 and it later became a penguin exhibit. I found this information in the zoo's history book, Woodland: The Story of the Animals and People of Woodland Park Zoo (2017). A photo from 1946 is labeled "seals" but clearly shows three California Sea Lions, so perhaps there were sea lions in the early years as well. The zoo still had sea lions up until at least the early 1970s and I remember seeing Harbour Seals at the zoo in the 1990s. That demolished pool was approximately where the current penguin exhibit is located. At no point in the history book is there a mention of Walrus.
 
snowleopard said:
Woodland Park Zoo held seals as early as 1908 and a small pool was built in 1913 that also held seals (and other species throughout the years). A brand-new seal pool opened in 1946 and it later became a penguin exhibit. I found this information in the zoo's history book, Woodland: The Story of the Animals and People of Woodland Park Zoo (2017). A photo from 1946 is labeled "seals" but clearly shows three California Sea Lions, so perhaps there were sea lions in the early years as well. The zoo still had sea lions up until at least the early 1970s and I remember seeing Harbour Seals at the zoo in the 1990s. That demolished pool was approximately where the current penguin exhibit is located. At no point in the history book is there a mention of Walrus.
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Interesting! The MMIR does not go back that far. There are a few entries in the 1940s and 1950s, but really not consistent entries until the 1970s/1980s. I do find it interesting that Woodland Park Zoo is not even listed at all on the MMIR if they had Harbor Seal(s) in the 1990s. I tried to look for alternate names to see if I could help answer your question, such as Zoological Society of Seattle, Zoological Society of Woodland Park, etc but did not find anything. In the history book, was the Woodland Park Zoo always named such or did it have another name at one point?
 
MidwestFan said:
In the history book, was the Woodland Park Zoo always named such or did it have another name at one point?
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An English born man came down from Canada (Guy Phinney) and owned 364 acres (part of which was Woodland Park) north of Seattle in 1889. He had a small menagerie throughout those years, a full decade before the zoo's official opening date of 1899. I don't believe that the zoo had any other name besides Woodland Park.
 
Woodland Park Zoo had many unique species that are no longer in the current collection. Here are some species not yet mentioned.

Raggiana bird of paradise
Asian fairy bluebird
Japanese Serow
Sichuan Takin
Chinese Goral
East african grey crowned crane
Secretary bird
Springbok
Tsessebe
Tufted deer
Pygmy marmoset
Clouded leopard
Sand cat
Reeves muntjac
Knobbed hornbill
Wrinkled hornbill
Himalayan monal
Bald eagle
Blue bellied roller
Peruvian pigeon
Hawk headed parrot
Greater rhea
Slow loris
Night monkey
Sloth
Yellow spotted amazon river turtle
Flowerback box turtle

Here are some Seattle archive videos showcasing old collections:
(Golden snub nosed monkeys, 1986)
(WPZ in 1989)
(WPZ in 1998)
 
Species also: African Civet
Sun bears
Dwarf caiman
Dwarf Crocodile
Red-footed Tortoise
Cape Hunting Dogs
Spotted Hyena
Gila monster
Colorado Toad
Indian Python
Long-tailed Macaque
Green-broaded Bird
Prehensile tailed porcupine
Aardvark
 
junglejim said:
Species also: African Civet
Sun bears
Dwarf caiman
Dwarf Crocodile
Red-footed Tortoise
Cape Hunting Dogs
Spotted Hyena
Gila monster
Colorado Toad
Indian Python
Long-tailed Macaque
Green-broaded Bird
Prehensile tailed porcupine
Aardvark
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There is still a pair of red footed tortoise off exhibit and they are used as animal ambassadors in shows.
 
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