tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post7199750828675452229..comments2024-03-29T16:49:36.066+13:00Comments on Timespanner: Snapshot views of Auckland Zoo, 1920sTimespannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-47281716585497352432013-04-15T16:56:14.799+12:002013-04-15T16:56:14.799+12:00the only thing i can remember is one of the Polar ...the only thing i can remember is one of the Polar Bear eating a fish iceblock, the Giant Pandas and the elephant statue that had a baby inside i clearly remember banging my head on that and the hippo area which is now Te Wao Nui area. also the beloved Kashin and Nisha..<br /><br />we still have Janie the oldest animal at auckland zoo.Ashleigh Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00991394462101815960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-44786329550974441652012-12-09T09:09:43.476+13:002012-12-09T09:09:43.476+13:00I think it's a Wallaby or possibly a wallaroo ...I think it's a Wallaby or possibly a wallaroo as well - definitely not a Kangaroo. I've got some prints of wallaby I took at Auckland Zoo some time back in the early 1990's. Will check.<br /><br />The 'Sea Lion' is a Leopard Seal. There was one caught in 1926. The Auckland Star later reported it as 'dying a slow death' and suggested it should be released. Later in 1927Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05100812038496671783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-33919301881276291152012-12-07T23:41:46.273+13:002012-12-07T23:41:46.273+13:00No, there are free roaming wallabies here.
http:/...No, there <i>are</i> free roaming wallabies here.<br /><br />http://www.connovation.co.nz/index.php/product-overviews/wallabies<br /><br />Definitely imported. Gov. Grey went nuts on them over at Kawau Island.Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-11364586779451872312012-12-07T23:32:43.296+13:002012-12-07T23:32:43.296+13:00I did note the monkey, and that we know it by a di...I did note the monkey, and that we know it by a different name now. Wallaroo, quite possible. There were free roaming wallabies in NZ? Obviously imported.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-64520349154455652842012-12-07T18:06:00.691+13:002012-12-07T18:06:00.691+13:00Thanks, Jen. I remember them too -- poor things. G...Thanks, Jen. I remember them too -- poor things. Green because of the fungus or whatever that the zoo authorities tried to track down right from the 1930s. They don't have bears there anymore.Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-83824745611082524062012-12-07T12:49:07.116+13:002012-12-07T12:49:07.116+13:00interesting post
great collection of photos
I re...interesting post<br /><br />great collection of photos<br /><br />I remember seeing the Polar Bears at the Zoo in the 1970sJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047807188543272501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-80549218734170262272012-12-07T10:06:17.989+13:002012-12-07T10:06:17.989+13:00Could be. The "sacred monkey" for exampl...Could be. The "sacred monkey" for example is (if I recall what Liz told me yesterday correctly) a grey langur monkey. But there's another option for the hopper -- Taronga Park Zoo were trading in wallaroos in the 1920s, and there's correspondence between them and Auckland Zoo on file. I'd say either a wallaby or a wallaroo. They wouldn't have had to look overseas for theTimespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-16923305595868644222012-12-07T09:58:24.433+13:002012-12-07T09:58:24.433+13:00I would suggest that is a wallaby in the photo and...I would suggest that is a wallaby in the photo and not a kangaroo. While most zoos are now great for the animals within, they were pretty awful places up until the latter part of last century. The lions look surprisingly content.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com