It always amazes me that British zoos close so early, even in summer. There was a time when many British zoos closed as late as 7 p.m. or dusk....
I am trying to find out more about an animal-collecting expedition organised to British Guiana (Guyana) in 1962 by a member of Jersey Zoo's staff...
Does anyone know what species/subspecies of cassowary was/were kept at Paignton Zoo from about 1930 to 1942?
Can anybody tell me anything about the penguins I believe were once kept by Birds Eye Frozen Foods? Why did they keep penguins at all? What...
Has anyone read or purchased the (relatively) new book, "Zookeeping: An introduction to the science and technology" by Mark Irwin, John Stoner and...
It goes without saying that by far the finest zoological library in the UK, if not the world, is the one belonging to the Zoological Society of...
Whenever I go to a zoo, a visit to the souvenir shop is an integral part of my day, and without fail I always leave it having spent considerably...
I am wanting to compile a list of the visits made to zoos in Britain and around the world by heads of state, such as members of the Royal Family...
As we all know, walk-through aviaries have been popular fixtures in zoos for decades now, and the last few years have witnessed a dramatic rise in...
My book on the life and career of zoologist (and one-time right-hand man to Gerald Durrell), Kenneth Smith, is due to be published by the Bartlett...
There is a trend in zoos at the moment for walk-through bat caves and lemur woods and for wallaby walk-throughs (the latter nearly always for the...
I am currently researching the life and career of the zoologist Ken (Kenneth) Smith, a man who accompanied Gerald Durrell on a couple of live...
Does anyone have information on a children's zoo that used to exist in Newquay, Cornwall, U.K.? It was situated in Trenance Park (or Trenance...
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