Old black & white photos restored and coloured. Special exhibition 6th - 20th April. See the links below: Once bustling zoo brought to life...
According to Chester Zoo's website: Important notice: Chester Zoo will be closed to visitors on Thursday 21 December. The Met Office has issued...
I've just found the following article about London Zoo's gorilla "Mok"; hopefully others will find it of interest. (The article was first...
The following recent publication has just been brought to my attention: Thylacine: The History, Ecology and Loss of the Tasmanian Tiger (Edited...
ZooChatters living in or near London might be interested in this event at the Britsh Library. Animals: Art, Science and Sound exhibition 'A...
Sixteen old Edinburgh Zoo photographs from the Edinburgh Evening News. See link below:...
An old episode of the television programme "Animal Magic" can currently be watched on the BBC iPlayer and will be available to watch for 27 days....
See links below for film of giant panda "Meng Lan" [MEDIA] [MEDIA]
A rare Kemp's ridley turtle has been washed up on a Welsh beach; the turtle is undergoing critical care at Anglesey Sea Zoo. World’s rarest sea...
ZooChatters, particularly those who know London Zoo and Marwell Zoo, may be interested in this recent publication: Earwigs to Rhinos (Geoff Read;...
It is well known that the gorilla "Pongo" was exhibited in London in 1877 at the old Westminster Aquarium. The same individual was also exhibited...
Concern has been expressed about the unusually high number of plains zebra, living near Lake Mburo in Uganda, that have aberrant stripe patterns....
Many ZooChatters will be familiar with J. L. B. Smith's classic book about the discovery of the coelacanth "Old Fourlegs: The Story of the...
A haul of African forest elephant ivory, comprising more than a hundred tusks, has been retrieved from the wreck of a Portuguese ship that sunk in...
Interesting Pathe film of London Zoo from about a century ago. I think the gorilla is "John Daniel" in one of the outdoor cages of the old Lion...
The most recent episode of the TV programme Monkman & Seagull's Genius Adventures was broadcast on Monday 1st June on BBC2. It includes film of...
An American alligator that allegedly survived the bombing of Berlin Zoo during World War 2 has died in Moscow Zoo at the estimated age of 84...
Eŕrol Fuller is probably best known for his excellent books on extinct birds. I don't think it has been mentioned on ZooChat previously but he...
Those ZooChatters old enough to remember the television programme “Zoo Time" with Desmond Morris, may recall some episodes in the 1950s featured...
Although published seven years ago, I don't think this book has been previously mentioned on ZooChat. Those interested in the history of the...
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