There is an article about this enclosure in Volume 12 of the International Zoo Yearbook (1972). Although no specific dates are given for the...
I've just returned from a trip to Germany where I visited 11 zoos without any need to pre-book.
This Youtube video of Bideford Zoo includes a Leopard and a Puma.
Dublin had a pair of Ateles geoffroyi grisescens until the 2000s (the male died in 2005 and the female in 2009). They may have come from...
Marwell kept Malayan Tapirs from 1982 to 1995 (when the last animal was indeed sent to Twycross). The species returned in 1997 and was kept until...
Not really. By far the most interesting page is the potted history of the zoo (scan attached). While many zoos have expanded their footprint over...
Another guide that was also published in the English language.
Here's a photo of the old insect house, from 2002.
1877 also saw the publication of the 6th edition of the wonderfully named List of the Vertebrated Animals Now or Lately Living in the Zoological...
For the record, the two female Koalas arrived at London in June 1989. One animal died in November 1991 and the second was sent to Lisbon in June...
Belfast is considerably bigger than this: 55 acres (~22ha) according to their website. The IZY figure may refer to the old zoo site. Also, I...
I visited in September and all the houses were open.
There's clearly some inconsistency here: at Twycross on Monday there were plenty of benches in use for food purchased on the premises, and also...
It was the female 'Kumari' who was born in the very last days of Belle Vue, on 15th October 1977 - the zoo had officially closed in the September,...
Twiggy the Asian Elephant is still alive (and well?) at Belgrade Zoo.
Emmet was born 10/07/1991 at Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Syracuse (sire: Indy, dam: Romani)
The Black Lemurs were in this enclosure last Sunday (at least 2.1). The spider monkeys are back at Birmingham WCP: I saw them in their new...
I visited the Tierpark last week and this list (including the Pallas's Cat) is correct, with the exception of the Chamois which have now left the...
A book on this fascinating subject is due for publication (in English) this November: "Zookeepers' War: An Incredible True Story from the Cold War"
We too wondered which species would be included in this new area: Bochum have recently announced more details: Binturong Grey Slender Loris...
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