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Species include African Grey Hornbill, Great Indian Hornbill, Ground Hornbill (including one photo with keeper J Murray), Indian Pied Hornbill, Wreathed Hornbill
Species: Rock Hyrax (aka Cape Hyrax)
Ian McCartney, MP for Makerfield, with giraffe, Autumn 2000
Species include Sacred Ibis, Scarlet Ibis, Waldrapp Ibis (with Spoonbills), Wood Ibis
Includes 3 BW photos with a white rabbit which was donated to the zoo, made friends with an ibis, and was featured in 'The Daily Herald'. The ibis enjoyed preening the rabbit's fur (see June Mottershead, 'Our Zoo' (Big Talk Productions Ltd, 2014), photo facing p.184.
Species include Glossy Ibis, Sacred Ibis, Scarlet Ibis
Images of Phil Whalley, Mr R Bloom, Mike Elkerton, Chris Vere, Pat cade, John Regan, Mrs Davies, Susan lamb, Steph Sanderson.
Photos of
Stephen McKeown, Brenda Norgain both Heads of Education
Charles Leach, Education assistant
Liz Marrs, Presenter
Education Team [1995/1996]
Education Team 2000
Images of Elephant team including Mick Jones, Mervyn Spencer, Don Plant, Alan Littlehales, Lee Stewart, Paul Stead, Les Hills, Gerry Taylor, Colin Humphreys, Harry Prandle, Phil Molyneux, Alan Roocroft and Geoffrey Greed.
Images of
Larry Shephard, Blacksmith
Fred Blyth with wife Norma, Carpenter
Fred Carson and Ken Roberts, estates
Arnold Johnson, security officer
Tony Hutchinson, Animal Supplies
Peter Brady, Head of Maintenance Yard
Ray Morrison, Maintenance Manager
Don Dinning, Safety Officer
Catering Team, undated
Catering Team [1953/1954]
Images of gardening team, Eric Rudman, Walter Worth, Phil Gallup and Johnny Johnson, Sarah Bird(assistant curator Botany), Mike Sparrow(curator of Horticulture and Botany).
Photos of Peter Waite who was the Curator of Mammals from 1965 to 1990
Species include Malayan Leaf-Eating Beetle; Praying Mantis
Species include: Brown Scorpion, Locust, Malayan Leaf-Eating Beetle, Preying Mantis, Giant-winged Cockroach, Red Kneed Tarantula, Red-Legged Tarantula (aka Shed Tarantula), Scorpion
White Jackdaw
Includes photos of construction and of jaguar (animal) on sponsor's Jaguar (car)
Includes photos of Bonita, Ebony, Salvador
Species include Bushy Headed Jay, Plush Headed Jay, San Blas Jay