Notes On Visits To European Zoological Gardens - 1911

Zooplantman · 4 Sep 2015

p.337-8. The Zoologist: A Monthly Journal of Natural History

Chlidonias · 4 Sep 2015

I like his opening paragraph:

Capt. Stanley S. Flower said:

The following notes on some of the Zoological Gardens, Museums, and Aquariums, which I have visited while on leave in Europe during the last three years, may be of interest, both as a sort of guide to other travelling zoologists (the ordinary guide-books give little information on our subject), and to record a few interesting facts about animals in captivity.
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I bet there were Zoochatters visiting the zoos of Montezuma and King Ptolemy II too.

I was quite taken with the noted species at London Zoo.

I cannot pass on to the smaller institutions without giving a list of a few of the rarer animals which I saw alive in the Regent's Park :

One Siamang {Hylobates syndactylus) , from Perak ; presented by Mr. E. M. Hawes, Aug. 7th, 1909.

Two Aye-Ayes {Chiromys madagascariensis) ; purchased Sept. 12th, 1908.

One Takin {Biidorcas taxicolor), from Bhutan; presented by Mr. J. C. White, June 22nd, 1909.

One Vaal Rhe-bok {Pelea capreolus) ; presented by Mr. F. Burgoyne, April 3rd, 1908.

One Tasmanian Wolf {Thylacinus cynoceijhalus) ; purchased March 12th, 1909.

Two Tree Kangaroos {Dendrolagus ursinus), from Arfak Mountain, New Guinea; purchased June 25th, 1909. This pair looked very nice, out in the open, by the "Squirrel's Tree." The Birds of Paradise! ! On Oct. 7th, 1908, I counted no fewer than fifty individuals of these wonderful birds, and during various visits in 1908, 1909, and 1910 saw examples of no fewer than eleven different species.

Six Cocks-of-the-Rock {liupicola crocea), from British Guiana; deposited June 14th, 1910.

One Eagle {Pithecophaga jefferyi), from Luzon; purchased Sept. 2nd, 1909.

Two Green-legged Flamingoes {Phoenicopterus ignipalliatus) ; purchased June 7th, 1909.

OneTuatera {Sphetiodon punctatus) ; purchased June 9th, 1908. Two Musky Caymans {Caiman palpehrosus) ; presented by Mr. E. Salis-Schwabe, May 16th, 1908. And last, but perhaps the most interesting of all : One South American Mudfish {Lepidusiren paradoxa) ; presented by the Goeldi Museum of Para, Sept. 4th, 1908.
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And this from Crystal Palace:

When I saw them exhibited at the Crystal Palace the animals all appeared to be in excellent condition. A good barrier had been erected to keep the visitors at a proper distance from the animals, and the following notice was posted up: "The Public are cautioned not to feed, touch, or ANNOY the Animals." If this rule was posted and enforced in all menageries the mortality of wild animals in captivity would be greatly reduced.
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devilfish · 12 Sep 2015

A brilliant find! Thanks for sharing this, a very interesting read.

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