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Auckland Zoo Map c. 1965.

Auckland Zoo Map 1962-1968. From the seventh/eighth editions of the zoo's guidebook.

Auckland Zoo Map c. 1965.
zooboy28, 23 Oct 2012
    • zooboy28
      Auckland Zoo Map 1962-1968.

      From the seventh/eighth editions of the zoo\'s guidebook.
    • Chlidonias
      I like this map: five species of bears!! And hyaenas and vultures. (And "large birds" too!)
    • zooboy28
      The guide book provides a little more info on these labels:
      -Sloth Bears are not actually mentioned in the book, rather there is a listing for hybrid bears, "born in the Adelaide zoo and are brown bears with a touch of Himalayan bear in their ancestry".
      -The hyaenas were Spotted Hyaena, interestingly, one bit a girl's finger off in 1951 according to the Auckland Zoo timeline.
      -Turkey Vultures were on display.
      -"Large birds" likely refers to Sarus and Demoiselle Cranes, although possibly to other large waterfowl and ibis as well.

      Overall, large carnivores are well represented, as are Australian species (including two Petaurus species) and primates (except South American primates and Prosimians). Small mammals include Coyote, Coati, Crab-eating Racoon, Agouti, Porcupine and Fox Squirrels. There is a complete lack of antelope species, with all ungulates either feral in NZ or domestic species (except giraffe).
    • Chlidonias
      hmm, you're right about the antelopes; I never even noticed none were labelled on the map!

      I thought the large birds would be ratites.
    • zooboy28
      The only ratites present were Emu (Cassowary were present in 1950), and I'm assuming these were still kept over where they were in the 1950 map (on this map between the vultures and the kiwi), with cranes labelled as "large birds" as this is where they were in 1950.
    • DavidBrown
      This may be the only zoo that I've seen bushes highlighted as an exhibit. What were those areas? Some kind of botanical garden?

      Also of note are the chimp tea party and the zebroids.
    • zooboy28
      That might be a bit of a cultural misunderstanding, "bush" in NZ essentially means forest, usually native although the "bush" on the map is dominated by introduced pine trees. This part of the zoo is a steep hill, so was unsuitable for animal exhibits. It is now inaccessible to the public, as the entrance has been moved to the opposite side of the zoo, and the exhibits at the top closed.

      The tea party chimps were imported from London Zoo in 1956 and 1959, and the tea partys were phased out in about 1965.

      The Zebroid was donated to the zoo, and lived there for 20 years. It was probably nearing the end of its life in 1965.
    • Chlidonias
      is that where the off-exhibit cages are (i.e. where the bonnet macaques are)?
    • zooboy28
      Yes. I don't know for sure but this is almost certainly the case. As far as I know, the exhibits leading up the hill (paddocks) have all gone, but there are definitely cages up the top where the siamngs lived for awhile, and the Asiatic Golden Cats lived up here too. I imagine the flying-foxes are up there at the moment too. I think they also do some native bird breeding up there, and it might be where the native frogs are.
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