Oxford Zoo
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Oxford Zoo | |
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51°48′45″N1°16′38″W/ 51.8125°N 1.27719°W | |
Date opened | 1931 |
Date closed | 1937 |
Location | Kidlington,Oxfordshire,United Kingdom |
Oxford Zoowas a zoo inKidlington,just north of the city ofOxfordinOxfordshire,England. It was opened in 1931 and closed in 1937.[1][2]
Animals at the zoo included an American brown bear, a bison, a camel, an elephant, two leopards, three lions,[3][4]two llamas, two polar bears, and wolves.[1]on closure, many of the animals were moved toDudley Zoo.[5]
TheThames Valley Policeheadquarters now occupies the location of the zoo.[1]In 2018, an elephant sculpture was installed at a roundabout at the southern end of Kidlington to commemorate the zoo and an elephant called Rosie who was a major attraction at the zoo, commissioned byKidlington Parish CouncilandCherwell District Council.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abc"Elephant sculpture commemorates short-lived Oxford Zoo".BBC News.UK:BBC.4 October 2018.
- ^Kisling, Vernon N., ed. (2000).Zoo and Aquarium History: Ancient Animal Collections To Zoological Gardens.UK:CRC Press.p. 370.ISBN9781420039245.
- ^"Lion was pride of short-lived Oxford Zoo".Oxford Mail.UK. 1 February 2010.
- ^"Zoo's Who 1934".www.britishpathe.com.British Pathé.Retrieved4 October2018.
- ^"Oxford Zoo: Reason for Closure?".www.zoochat.com.ZooChat. 8 January 2018.Retrieved4 October2018.
- ^"Elephant Sculpture To Honour Oxford Zoo Heritage".www.heart.co.uk.UK:Heart.4 October 2018.
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