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Entrance to Cologne
Zoo circa 1902. View a historical colour postcard
of the zoo's entrance.
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Virtually no records exist for the two male thylacines that were exhibited
at the Cologne Zoo between 1903 and 1910. On their deaths, both specimens
were sent to the Cologne Museum of Natural History (Stapelhaus).
Regrettably, the museum was destroyed by allied bombing in World War II,
and the specimens and their accompanying records lost. The first
of the zoo's thylacines was obtained from Melbourne Zoo, and the second
probably from Carl
Hagenbeck, the famous animal dealer and founder of Tierpark Hagenbeck
in Stellingen, Germany. |
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| Thylacines
displayed at the Cologne Zoo (1903 - 1910) |
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| N |
Date
of arrival |
A/J/P |
Sex |
Captured
by |
Source |
Capture
locality |
Sold
/ exchanged |
Date
of death |
Ref |
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| 1 |
26/3/1903 |
A |
M |
Unknown captor |
Reiche Brothers
of Alfeld (dealers) |
Unknown locality |
N/A |
27/9/1909 |
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| 2 |
13/5/1903 |
A |
M |
Unknown captor |
Reiche Brothers
of Alfeld (dealers) |
Unknown locality |
N/A |
13/5/1910 |
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| A/J/P |
Adult
/ Juvenile / Pup |
| Short
dates are formatted Day/Month/Year. |
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The thylacine enclosure
at Cologne Zoo. Courtesy: Moeller Archives.
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Antwerp Zoo:
Antwerp Zoo in Belgium was established in 1843 and is one of the oldest
zoos in the world. The first thylacine was sent to Antwerp in 1903.
It was purchased from Melbourne Zoo, but unfortunately died in transit.
The second thylacine, a male, was also sourced from Melbourne, arriving
in Antwerp on the 6th February 1912. It died two years later, on
the 13th February 1914.
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| Thylacines
displayed at the Antwerp Zoo (1912 - 1914) |
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| N |
Date
of arrival |
A/J/P |
Sex |
Captured
by |
Source |
Capture
locality |
Sold
/ exchanged |
Date
of death |
Ref |
FN |
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| X |
Died
in transit (1903) |
A |
M |
Unknown captor |
Melbourne Zoo |
Unknown locality |
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In transit |
1 |
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| 1 |
6/2/1912 |
A |
M |
C. Knighton
& B. Barrett |
Melbourne Zoo |
Dip/Arthur rivers |
N/A |
13/2/1914 |
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| A/J/P |
Adult
/ Juvenile / Pup |
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Dead
on arrival / died in transit |
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dates are formatted Day/Month/Year. |
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1. Paddle (2012, p. 80). |
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The small carnivore
gallery, where the thylacine was displayed, at Antwerp Zoo. Also
housed in the gallery were two Grey wolves, an Arctic fox, a European red
fox, a North American red fox, a Congolese jackal, a male Tasmanian devil,
a Striped hyena, a Spotted hyena, two ocelots, a ratel, a serval, a civet,
a kinkajou, a caracal, a Jungle cat, and a puma. Photo sourced for
the museum by Erik Block.
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The label of the thylacine
enclosure at Antwerp Zoo. Photo sourced for the museum by Erik Block.
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