Does anyone know where I can get a full list of animals for Dudley Zoo over the years as there seems to be no where on there website for past animal collections Do any other Zoo/Parks websites have complete list's of all animals they've kept over the years
List from zooliste of current and past African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) Asian Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus) Asiatic Black Bear (no subspecies-status) (Ursus thibetanus) Asiatic lion (Persian lion) (Indian lion) (Panthera leo goojratensis (syn.: Panthera leo persica)) Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) Black iguana (Ctenosaura similis) Black lemur (Eulemur macaco macaco) Black-cheeked lovebird (Agapornis nigrigenis) Boobook owl (Ninox boobook) Brazilian tapir (Lowland tapir) (Tapirus terrestris) Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia (syn.: Speotyto cunicularia)) Bush dog (Speothos venaticus) Callimico (Goeldi's monkey) (Goeldi's marmoset) (Callimico goeldii) Chestnut-breasted teal (Anas castanea) Citron-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea citrinocristata) Coahuilan box turtle* (Terrapene coahuila*) Collared lemur* (Eulemur collaris*) Colombian black spider monkey (Ateles fusciceps robustus) Common chimpanzee (no subspecies-status) (Pan troglodytes) Common raven (Corvus corax corax) Crested black macaque (Celebes black macaque) (Macaca nigra) Domestic Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus f. domesticus) Dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) Eastern pygmy marmoset (Callithrix pygmaea niveiventris (Cebuella pygmaea niveiventris)) Egyptian spiny-tailed lizard (Uromastyx aegyptia) Eurasian lynx (no subspecies-status) (Lynx lynx) Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) Florida box turtle* (Terrapene carolina bauri*) Florida kingsnake (Lampropeltis getulus floridana) Geoffroy's cat (Oncifelis geoffroyi (Leopardus geoffroyi)) Giraffe (no subspecies-status) (Giraffa camelopardalis) Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) Kinghorn's Python* (Morelia kinghorni*) Madagascar teal (Anas bernieri) Malayan water monitor (Varanus salvator) Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) Meller's duck (Anas melleri) Mongoose maki* (Eulemur mongoz*) Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus) Oriental small-clawed otter (Amblonyx cinerea (Aonyx cinerea)) Parma wallaby (Macropus parma) Pied imperial pigeon (Ducula bicolor) Pink pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri (syn.: Columba mayeri)) Puna ibis (Plegadis ridgwayi) Red flamingo (Caribbean flamingo) (Phoenicopterus ruber) Red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra) Red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) Sclater crowned-pigeon (Goura scheepmakeri sclateri) Snow leopard (Panthera uncia (Uncia uncia)) Soay (Ovis orientalis f. aries) South American sea lion (Otaria byronia (Otaria flavescens)) Southern African porcupine* (Hystrix africaeaustralis*) Southern white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari pecari (Tayassu albirostris albirostris)) Speckled pigeon (Columba guinea) Sudan plated lizard (Gerrhosaurus major) Sulawesi babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa celebensis (Babyrousa celebensis)) Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) Timor monitor* (Varanus timorensis*) Toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) Western bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus (Pongo pygmaeus)) White-throated monitor (Varanus albigularis) Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata) Former Holderings: Arabian gazelle* (Ariel)* (Gazella gazella cora (syn.: Gazella gazella arabica)*) Bengal tiger (Royal Bengal tiger) (Panthera tigris tigris) Black-naped fruit-dove (Ptilinopus melanospila) Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Branicki`s Ibis** (Theristicus melanopis branickii**) Croaking ground-dove (Columbina cruziana) Grey junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii) Hippopotamus (Common hippopotamus) (Hippopotamus amphibius) Iris glossy-starling (Coccycolius iris) Jaguar (Panthera onca) Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) Killer whale (Orcinus orca*) Laughing dove (Streptopelia senegalensis) Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis (Syn.: Anas platyrhynchos laysanensis)) Mindanao bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba crinigera) New Zealand scaup (Aythya novaeseelandiae) Nile softshelled turtle (Trionyx triunguis) Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) Radiated tortoise (Asterochelys radiata) Red-necked Sulawesi ground-dove (Gallicolumba tristigmata bimaculata) Southern elephant seal** (Mirounga leonina**) Spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) Sumatran orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus abelii (Pongo abelii)) Western bushpig (Potamochoerus porcus porcus) Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
I sent a PM with a link to my old species at Chester thread if you think it will be of use. I also PM'd this, Dudley has achieved first UK bird breedings of Yellow-backed Lory 1958 Blue-tailed Imperial Pigeon 1967 Puna Ibis 1983 Steller's Jay 1960 John Ironmonger's Good Zoo Guide 1992 lists Dudley as holding Ring-tailed Lemur Mayotte Brown Lemur Cotton-topped Tamarin Green Squirrel Monkey Grivet Monkey Schmidt's Guenon Patas Monkey Lar Gibbon Lowland Gorilla Chimpanzee Bornean Orang Utan Black-tailed Prairie Marmot Eastern Chipmunk Brown rat (probably domestic rats) Mara Capybara Himalayan Black Bear American Black Bear Spotted Hyena Common Raccoon Asian short-clawed Otter Meerkat Leopard Cat Caracal Jungle cat Northern Lynx Ocelot African Lion common Leopard Snow Leopard Patagonian Sea Lion African Elephant Common Zebra South American Tapir Collared Peccary Common Hippopotamus Bactrian Camel Llama Guanaco Reeves' Muntjac Reindeer Giraffe Arabian Mountain Gazelle Barbary Sheep
Many thanks bongorob that was very helpful I did get your P/M just before this thread appeared but many thanks again
Species that don't seem to appear on either list; American Bison Axis Deer(Chital) Red deer Red River Hog. Mandrill
alot of reptiles, burmese python dwarf croc water dragon corn snake bearded dragon tomato frog chincilla ferret
red kangaroo eastern grey kangaroo bennetts wallaby addax arabian oryx madagascan giant jumping rats cassowary rhea
Extremely grateful for everyones help only problem now is I've got to put the years with the animals and if they actually breed them and if so where have the young gone if anyone can help this would be extremely welcome
bred in 1995 European Eider, Greater Magellan Goose, Meller's Duck, New Zealand Brown Teal, Humboldt's Penguin, Satyr Tragopan, Snowy Owl, White-cheekd Turaco, Asian Glossy starling, Amethyst Starling, Orange-headed Ground Thrush, Sulawesi Quail Dove 1996 five aviaries built for Puna Ibis, Javan Green Peafowl, Palawan Peacock Pheasant, Meller's Duck, New Zealand Brown Teal, Baikal Teal. four owl aviaries built for Snow Owl and White-faced Scops Owl
I now have a complete list of all animals at the zoo from 1937 to 1940 with help from people on this site and from Zoo News I hope to complete my work as early as maybe the late summer as there are still loads to do. Does anyone know why on the opening day all the animals in the collectiion were from Oxford Zoo and not there own. I have some very interesting zoo guides and also some interesting photographs. Can someone tell me why the Tecton Building now know as the Discovery Centre as been altered from it's original design of a cafe eating area. The enclosure past the old Miniture Railway station and now lost in the wood did originally belong to Sun Bears. If there are questions anyone as about the early days collection I will try my best to answer them My project is coming along really well but if anyone as any zoo guides from any year I would love to have a look at them.
Captain W. F. Cooper (of the jam-making family) was the owner of Oxford Zoo from around 1933 and was also one of the original directors of Dudley. Oxford Zoo closed the same year that Dudley opened (1937) and some form of deal was struck to transfer the stock - An article in the Bartlett Society newsletter a few years back by Gwyn Griffiths suggested that Oxford was bought out by the Dudley Zoological Society in its last few months of operation.
Robmv I did here some sort of deal was set up but didn't know Oxford closed the same year, many thanks for your help
