Zoo Collection

Tasmanian Tiger or Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) in captivity at London Zoo. The species is believed to be extinct. Largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times - became extinct in 1936

Wombwells Menagerie, Crystal Palace, 1897 Date: 1897

Okapi chewing leaves
Okapi eating leaves from a tree branch drawn for Drawing at the Zoo published in 1949. The okapi is a native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in central Africa

New Reptile House at London Zoo by G H Davis
A map of the newly opened reptile house in London Zoo, detailing the layout of the exhibits. It also features diagrams demonstrating several functions of the house

Poster, Sir Robert Fossetts Circus and Zoo, featuring lions and an elephant. Date: circa 1950s

Giraffes in Zoo 1912
Two adults and a baby giraffe in captivity

Ostrich and Ibis Zoo
Regents Park zoo, London Visitors admire ostrich, ibis, cassowary and other exotic birds

Barbary lion in the New York Zoological Park
Postcard showing " Sultan" the barbary lion in the New York Zoological Park. Date: circa 1920

Large male lion sleeping. A study in pencil and conte crayon by Raymond Sheppard

Common Raccoon - adult female, begging for food (Procyon lotor). Zoo in Ekaterinburg, Urals, Russia

Chimps Tea Party
High tea - three chimpanzees having a tea party at London Zoo, watched by a large crowd. Date: early 1930s

Jeremiah or George Wombwell (1777 - 1850), English zoo owner, who achieved fame and fortune with Wombwell's Travelling Menagerie, pictured shortly before his death. Date: 1850

Jumbo the elephant giving a ride at the zoo
Jumbo the elephant giving children a ride at the zoo. 1891

People in the Lion House at London Zoo. Date: circa 1910

Lisbon, Portugal - Entrance to the Zoological Gardens Date: circa 1910s

Peacock in display from Drawing at the Zoo published in 1949. The underlying geometrical structure of the spread feathers is revealed

Wombwells Menagerie at Windsor Castle, 1847
Engraving showing the tents of Wombwells Menagerie in the Great Quadrangle of Windsor Castle during the Windsor Michaelmas Fair, October 1847

Killing an Elephant for food, Paris; Franco-Prussian War, 18
Illustration showing the killing of an elephant, in the Jardin des Plantes, for food during the Siege of Paris in the winter of 1870-1

Visiting Paris Zoo
JARDIN D ACCLIMATATION Some children choose to ride the ostrich cart, some the elephant, some the camel

Indian Elephant in London Zoo 1896
Jung Perchard the Indian elephant was presented to Prince of Wales (Edward VII), during the shooting expeditions in Indian twenty years before in 1876

Children riding elephants at Zoological Gardens 1896
Children riding on the elephants at Zoological Gardens, (London Zoo). Date: 1896

Warthog Phacochoerus africanus and South American
Warthog, Phacochoerus africanus, and South American tapir, Tapirus terrestris (vulnerable).. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuviers Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals

Animals at a French Zoo - African Elephant - Elephant giving ride to a group of people.. Part of Box 209 Boswell collection - Old and New French Zoo

Elephant Ride - London Zoological Gardens, Regents Park Date: circa 1905

Brumas Polar Bear
Brumas the polar bear cub at London Zoo, only a few weeks old

African Elephant and Zoo Keeper at the London Zoological Gardens in Regents Park

Caricature of P T Barnum and Jumbo the elephant
Caricature of Phineas Taylor (PT) Barnum (1810-1891), American showman and businessman, and Jumbo the African elephant which he bought for his circus from London Zoo in 1882

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Fennec Foxes (New Guinea). Date: 1933

Anderton and Haslams Menagerie, 1894 Date: 1894

A Zebra
A highly-detailed pencil drawing of a Zebra by Raymond Sheppard

Elephant Ride 1
Elephant rides for children at Regents Park Zoo : the passengers mount by ladder

Bear / Zoo in Switzerland
Bears in their pit at Bern Zoo, Switzerland

Ape House, Regents Parkz
Regents Park zoo, London. The Ape House

Miracle - Nun & Tiger
A nun is on a country outing with some children, when a tiger appears, escaped from a zoo : she holds up her crucifix to it, whereupon it slinks away

Passions from Physiognomy
Passions from Johann Caspar Lavaters Physiognomy. Sadness, Weeping, Compassion, Scorn, Horror, Terror or Fright, Anger, Hatred or Jealousy and Despair

The Black Leopard, Panthera pardus, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth

A day at the zoo
Children enjoying an elephant ride on a sunny day at the zoo. A llama and trap can also be seen. Artist: CT Howard. Date: circa 1930

Thylacine Tasmanian Tiger at London Zoo, Victorian period

Rhinoceros (probably London Zoo) hand coloured photo, Victorian period

Rhinoceros at a Zoo

Elephant at a Zoo

Camel and keeper (probably London Zoo), Victorian period

Elephant and keeper (probably London Zoo), Victorian period

Baby elephant at a Zoo

Camel at a Zoo

Bayy elephant and keeper, (probably London Zoo), Victorian period

Camel ride, (probably London Zoo), Victorian period

Elephant ride (probably London Zoo), Victorian period

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