Hi Folks, Any Zoo bods know who holds the private collection of H. J. Barby? I’m looking for pics of the Copenhagen zoo in 1901 that are not...
This is a great find Tim, thank you so much! it’s sadly far too early for it to match my timeline but I suspect a similar situation happened...
Thanks Tim, I think it's definitely not this poor stillborn baby that the text is referring to, so perhaps it's either referring to an imported...
Thanks for the reply! Do you know where i could find information of the imported elephant calves?
Hello Zoo Peeps, I'm looking for some very specific information. I have translated a german memoir of circus manager Leo Weste from 1925, in...
Ahh amazing! Very interesting, yes these images are widely available. I would still like to do a review of Jackson in the newspapers but one...
Hi, hmm, yes sorry that does sound misleading- I meant in the same ‘house’ but you’re right, they probably would have been kept separately....
Yes it’s really fascinating that he managed to live so long. Apparently his hairy ears caused a sensation for or the visitors to the zoo!
Yes they were in together but no babies sadly!
Hi! I’m so sorry I wasn’t getting alerts for these replies for some reason! This is really interesting information, I hadn’t considered that he...
Wow these are so interesting! I’ll try and find the funny article about Bolivar and Pete’s ‘Peanut war’. Really brings it to life!
Oooft! That sounds horrific! You rest up!
Also another little snippet- is that caste system of elephants a real thing? Or just nonsense? I feel like it’s nonsense but would appreciate an...
Thank Annika, yes he certainly did grow into a remarkable elephant! Be interested to know what turns up. I’ll let you know if I get any more replies!
Wow! We’ve got more elephants than we know what to do with lol! I’m on the west coast sadly!
I just searched the newspapers for this info and looked at those coming in on the east coast. It could be that an arrival of an unremarkable...
Ah yes Wendy! What a legend! They have a huge amount of work on the archives at Bristol - most of it done by Andy Flack - he did his PhD on the...
Yes all I can do is infer at this point as I have two conflicting claims on Bolivar's arrival and only that he was a 'young' elephant. Reports...
Ironsides was in next door to Bolivar during his time at Philadelphia and there's some funny stories of the 'Great Peanut War' which played on the...
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