I thought it would be good to create a thread where zoochatters can share anything they know or find out about the history of either ex-situ...
I found this interesting article the other day on the history of zoos in Latin America written by a scholar at Oxford University, UK. It...
Found this interesting video featuring several abandoned zoos. There are a couple of errors where the visuals do not match the narration, the most...
Hello everyone! My name is Karie, and as avid zoo enthusiast and historian I have started a blog called Zoo Walks through History that I thought...
The trailer has been released for a movie about Belfast Zoo in WWII, which is due for release later this year [MEDIA]
Part of an exhibition on the zoo's history in the giraffe house.
BBC Radio 4 Extra - Sounds Natural, Adam Faith I recently stumbled across this programme on BBC Radio 4 Extra - Sounds Natural, a series from...
Somehow this new temporary exhibit passed me by until I heard about it today Making Nature: How we see animals It's not a typical natural...
ZooChatters interested in zoo history might like to know about the very recent publication:- • Menagerie:- The History of Exotic Animals in...
Looking at the photo of Chi Chi in the gallery, got me to wondering, what other gems were kept in this part of the gardens. Was there wild dogs...
BBC1 Scotland is showing a documentary on the 14th of July to commemorate 100 years of the Edinburgh zoo. I don't know if it will be shown...
Britain from above is a new online service, cataloging photos from the early part of the 20th century, taken from the air. So far i have only...
This is my first new thread, apologies if it is in the wrong place:) A couple of days ago, I uncovered some interesting leads that I must...
Can anyone provide any information regarding shoebills that have been kept in the UK. I know that 2 zoos have kept them in the past, London and...
In case nobody has seen this, the list for the first and early breeding records for mammals in the UK and Eire is available on the Bartlett...
Would anyone here have any info or pics, regarding the small nocturnal house that was situated for many years in the old childrens zoo. I know...
Hi everyone, I'm doing a big clear out of stuff and have decided to get rid of some old copies of various zoo and aquarium magazines as well as...
This is cool: Archive Viewer | Popular Science
Zoo News Digest: Treasures unveiled from Bristol Zoo’s archives
The tower of London is opening an exhibition on the menagerie kept at the tower, going back to the reign of King John in the 1200's. The...
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