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Auckland Zoo guide - approx 1961

Recently purchased from Australia (via Abebooks) for my own collection - I thought I'd upload an image of the cover for anyone who's interested :)

Auckland Zoo guide - approx 1961
Nisha, 27 Apr 2015
    • Nisha
      Recently purchased from Australia (via Abebooks) for my own collection - I thought I'd upload an image of the cover for anyone who's interested :)
    • TeaLovingDave
      Very nice indeed :)
    • zooboy28
    • Nisha
      About £8GBP with the postage over - thanks for the links to the others :) some interesting discussions there. Would love a copy of the 2002 guide should one ever come up for sale
    • driftaguy
      There's currently a copy of the 2002 guide on AbeBooks
    • Nisha
      Thank you :) will likely buy it next time I get paid (if it's still there)
    • DavidBrown
      @zooboy28

      What were the animal highlights of Aukland Zoo 1961 that are no longer there, or was the collection pretty similar to what is there now?
    • zooboy28
      @DavidBrown, there were many more species in the 60s, many of which are no longer at the Zoo (or indeed in the country). For example, four macaque species, leopard, puma, jaguar, coyote, wolf, striped hyena, bears (polar, brown, black, sun), porcupine, raccoon, coati, sea lion, hippo, echidna, wombat, and a great variety of birds (pheasants, parrots, waterfowl, cranes, vultures). Only a handful of these are still in the country. The most notable additions to the zoo since that time are antelope, lemurs and callitrichids, and a few small mammals (otter, meerkat).
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