Chimpanzees
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Box 1
Box 1 contains the following groups of negatives, as they were found in their original boxes - King Penguins, Monkeys, Bears, and Chimpanzee 'Bobo'.
Chimpanzee in tin basin
A chimpanzee sitting in a washing tin basin seemingly washing itself.
Chimpanzee on a branch
A chimpanzee eating something whilst sat on a branch in an indoor enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo.
Chimpanzee on branch
A chimpanzee seated on a branch in an internal enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo.
Current Animal Correspondence
Letters, mainly sent to Thomas Gillespie, which regard animals currently being in the RZSS collection in 1947. Topics in the letters include the high death rate in King Penguins, animal sponsorship, and a poem dedicated to Boko the chimpanzee.
How Smart Does a Chimpanzee Have to be Before Killing him Constitutes Murder?, 1985
A leaflet for raising funds for the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Vivisection from c.1985. The leaflet deals with the topic of Chimpanzees, animal experimentation, and the ethics of experimenting on sentient animals.
The leaflet contains distressing images and descriptions of medical proceedures and animal experimentation.
Speciesism, 1970
A leaflet, written by R.D. Ryder, about the double standards when it comes to experiments on humans and animals. The leaflet urges readers to contact their MPs etc. about ending animal experimentation.
The leaflet was withdrawn by SSPV April, 1976
Contains graphic image and descriptions.
Zoo Tales, Third Series, 1935
"Zoo Tales, third series", by Thomas Gillespie. Published by Oliver and Boyd's with illustrations by William Walls R.S.A.
Intended as a children's information book about the animals at Edinburgh Zoo, this series contains chapters on the following animals; polar bears; crocodiles; mice and rats; deer; birds; camels; chimpanzees.