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Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (1909)

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Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Record of Births, 1951 - 1957

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Identifier: Coll-2099/1/2/2
Scope and Contents

A notebook containing details of the animals born at Edinburgh Zoo between 1951-1957. This notebook captures information including; date, name of specimen, and remarks.

The notebook is incomplete.

Dates: 1951 - 1957
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Royal Zoological Society of Scotland / Animal Records / Registers of Animal Births

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland Register of Animals, 1959 - 1972

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Identifier: Coll-2099/1/1/4
Scope and Contents

Details of all the arrivals at Edinburgh Zoo, whether they were bred at the zoo or acquired externally. Over-arching information includes; the date of arrival, reception number, name, number, sex, how acquired, date and method of departure, and remarks.

The majority of this volume has been printed, with additional handwritten notes added at a later date.

Dates: 1959 - 1972
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Royal Zoological Society of Scotland / Animal Records / Registers of Animal Arrivals

The Zoological Society of Scotland Register of Animals, 1913 - 1920

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Identifier: Coll-2099/1/1/1
Scope and Contents A bound volume containing the details of the first animals which were brought into Edinburgh Zoo by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland. Information captured in this volume includes the date the animal was acquired, the name (including Latin), reception number, number of animals, how acquired, habitat, previous history, date and method of departure. The column 'date and method of departure' also contains notes as to the welfare of the animals and occasionally...
Dates: 1913 - 1920
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Royal Zoological Society of Scotland / Animal Records / Registers of Animal Arrivals

The Zoological Society of Scotland Register of Animals, 1938 - 1959

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Identifier: Coll-2099/1/1/3
Scope and Contents Bound volume containing details on all the animals which arrived at Edinburgh Zoo between 1938 - 1959. Details captured in this volume include; the date of arrival, reception number, name, number, sex, how acquired, date and method of departure, and remarks. As this volume includes the WWII years, there are documented accounts of their venomous animals being put down, due to the danger of escape during air-raids. The Edinburgh Zoo complex in Corstophine was hit by...
Dates: 1938 - 1959
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Royal Zoological Society of Scotland / Animal Records / Registers of Animal Arrivals

Volume I Part IV, 1949

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Identifier: Coll-2099/6/2/1/2
Scope and Contents

Volume I Park IV, of the magazine for the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, 'Scottish Zoo and Wild Life'.

contents of this edition of the magazine include; Aquariums, Hydro-Electric Schemes - and fish; Saving Australia's "Teddy Bear"; Zoo Personalities; The Crocodiliams; The Drinking Habbits of Wild Animals; African Oddities; Pages for Young People; Golden Hamsters.

Dates: 1949
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Royal Zoological Society of Scotland / RZSS Publications / Magazines / Scottish Zoo and Wild Life

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