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Reticulated Giraffe

Reticulated Giraffe
MountainBongo, 20 Jul 2012
    • sooty mangabey
      That is a truly creepy sight! What an extraordinary looking place - it's rather brilliant in its kitsch-ness, possibly....
      20 Jul 2012
    • MountainBongo
      Great exhibit! Very well done. The zoo has three giraffe that also have indoor viewing in the winter.
      20 Jul 2012
    • Hix
      Ughhh!!!!!!
      20 Jul 2012
    • DavidBrown
      Does anybody know the history of this giraffe exhibit? Was this part of the original Hagenbeck-inspired layout of the zoo from the early 20th century?
      22 Aug 2012
    • Chlidonias
      it was there in 1965: Topfoto - Preview GR0259498_H - DETROIT ZOO, c1965. A giraffe at the Detroit Zoo in Detroit, Michigan. Photograph, c1965.

      here's an article which tells the history: Detroit Zoo pt. 6 -- Giraffes (photo essay) | Gather
      lots of photos on that link of the giraffes for David
      22 Aug 2012
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    • DavidBrown
      Thanks much for the info and links Chlidonias. It looks like they are keeping this around for the historical value, not unlike London keeping their elephant house, Lubitkin (spelling?) penguin pool, etc.
      22 Aug 2012
    • Chlidonias
      perhaps not for the same reason though. The Casson Pavilion (the elephant and rhino house at London) and the Lubetkin penguin pool are listed buildings (meaning that they cannot be demolished, although they can be modified to some degree for new purposes; e.g. the penguin pool hasn't had penguins in it for a long time)
      22 Aug 2012
    • jbnbsn99
      If it's WPA in the US it's pretty much the same thing as being "listed."
      22 Aug 2012
    • BeardsleyZooFan
      Perhaps in 1965, but today... creepy.
      28 Aug 2012
    • dean
      1200 workmen to build this? what did they all do lay one brick each? that seams a lot of workers, I assume they worked on a short term contract bases as part of some Great Depression work exercise
      26 Nov 2012
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