The Story of Colchester Zoo
eBook - ePub

The Story of Colchester Zoo

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Story of Colchester Zoo

About this book

Colchester Zoo is today one of the finest zoos in Britain. Yet, unlike almost every other major zoo in the country, Colchester Zoo has never had its story told – until now. The forgotten figures of Frank and Helena Farrar are here brought to life once again in these pages which show how they founded firstly Southport Zoo in the 1950s and then Colchester Zoo in the 1960s. Told here is the story of how Frank and Helena's domestic life with their lions and monkeys prompted them to embark on a series of adventures which took them all over the world. Also told is the story of how Colchester Zoo declined in the 1970s and how the Tropeano family turned it into the internationally respected breeding centre for endangered animals that it is today. This is a tale of struggle and heartbreak but also of transformation and redemption, and is a fitting tribute to one of our great animal institutions as it reaches its fiftieth anniversary.

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Information

Year
2013
Print ISBN
9780752493466
eBook ISBN
9780752497211
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. List of Abbreviations
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Prologue
  7. Part One Out Of Africa
  8. 1 The Kings and Queens of Birkdale
  9. 2 Days at the Beach
  10. 3 Rajah Going South
  11. 4 Jackets Off
  12. 5 From Caroline to Callas
  13. 6 The Zoo of the Future
  14. 7 Hybrids
  15. 8 Breeze Blocks and Chicken Wire
  16. 9 The Zoo of the Past
  17. 10 Arrivals
  18. Part Two Always Something New
  19. 1 The To-and-Fro Conflicting Wind and Rain
  20. 2 New Zoo Order
  21. 3 Resurfacing
  22. 4 Orange Squash and Popcorn
  23. 5 Behold Now Behemoth
  24. 6 A Pale Horse
  25. 7 Hauled from the Wallow
  26. 8 Imago
  27. 9 The Owl and the Pussycat
  28. 10 The Lateness of the Hour
  29. Epilogue
  30. Further Reading
  31. References
  32. Plate Section
  33. Copyright