I was wondering about that one. They don't do that anymore. The wax prolly made them look nicer, but the shell is attached to the turtle so the wax could be absorbed into the bloodstream. A mineral oil would do the same thing but would be not as dangerous to the animal.
Great Pics.. I remember washing and feeding the elephants in Dublin Zoo back in the 70's when I was a kid. I used to bring my little sister with me during the school holidays and we did it with long brushes and fed the penguins too. People think Im lying when I tell them I did it, but like the above pics, you could really get up close and personal in those days before personal insurance and the modern "claim culture" took hold. Ah.... The good old days ! LOL Valerie - Dublin- Ireland
I have just recovered a load of old pics from my parents old house and these are very similar - they really are great, and though some of them appear to have been contrived they are nontheless great icons of a time gone by. Where do you see Rhinos in a pen like that
Wow. What's most amazing is how trumendousely far zoos have come in recent years. I would hate to be an animal in one of those pens back then. Terrible conditions, but what great archives!
The shoebill is not extinct, but is almost prehistoric. There is a breeding pair at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo.
I have to disagree, they don't seem . . . "right" . . . they seem sad. That humans, the "compassionate, intelligent species" would alow such domination over our once-wild cousins. At least we have made progress.
And fyi, alot is not a word: it's A lot
Too Dark? Black and White? lol I think this guy is still in the ''One Step'' mind set..
My friend do yourself a favor and get some Culture about you... Color is Great, But B&W is true Art
In case anyone cares, the group of people looking at the penguins passing,include the then Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. (The two girls without hats!) I would estimate about 1936-7
always some douchebag has to say they're fake. It's par for the course with posting comments on the internet. And #11 is not a Dodo bird, it is the shoebill. Look it up on wikipedia.
You do understand that Wikipedia is open for anyone to edit and is not all fact. I do believe this is a shoebill and not a dodo, but not because Wikipedia says so.
I am sorry to dissapoiny u ppl but some of these picture are 100% fakes.It they were taken at that time,some pics wouldnt look like that.For instance the jumping thingy above the guardian is far too sharpley taken,imposible fot the techology of that period.Next is that fax on turtles back,it is too focused as it was implemented from a higher res pic.Samo goes for that record player that stands out near a lions cage.The creator choosed B+W to make pics look more realistic.BTW nooone that likes animals climb their backs to wash them,it was done with large scalings.The pic with the panda is also imposible cuz kids were never alowed to enter cages,neither were those litle animals let out side of it.Imagine what would happen to a child playing with a lion cub next to its mother....fake XD
you mean the gazelle? I don't know much about the capabilities of the technology of that period so I can't really argue with you about it. But I can tell you that the elephant wouldn't mind a man standing on his back and brushing him. Just look at the Indian elephant and their "companions".
Some douche has always got to come around and be an expert on everything.
So glad you were there every single day at the London zoo so you could report these very important "facts." What would we do without your constant vigilance? You pompous assertion that none of these events could have ever happened makes me pretty sure your assertion about the photography techniques is 100% grade-a bullshit too.
Go read a book please, and stop spewing your ignorance everywhere and trying to sound like a genius, it's not working.
yea but the Indian elephants and their mahuts(companions) are together for a very long time...in fact most of those elephants are with their mahuts since birth...therefore, they have a very close relationship and thus trust their mahuts a lot and allow them to do many things..
that's true. But who knows how long this elephants knows her(think it's a she) caretaker and besides if had an itch on the back, wouldn't you allow someone to scratch it :)
Yes,u would.But even tho some of pics are fake,some are genuine.But anyway they all look great.Even for the people that dony like animals like me. eg. I like them (pics and animals).
lol
"cool photos, although the are black ans white and very dark, you feel like the people care about the animals there"
wow....you know those photos are staged right? it wasn't great being a zoo animal back then. even now in some places
That is definitely not a Dodo, which has been extinct since the 17th century. It is a Shoebill aka. Whalehead. Pictures, genuine or not, still very enjoyable.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balaeniceps_rex
It's the so-called Shoebill, a huge bird from Africa
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over 4 years agoby Anonymous- reply to this comment
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First Pic: NOW I know why it's called "Turtle Wax
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over 4 years agoby Anonymous- reply to this comment
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I was wondering about that one. They don't do that anymore. The wax prolly made them look nicer, but the shell is attached to the turtle so the wax could be absorbed into the bloodstream. A mineral oil would do the same thing but would be not as dangerous to the animal.
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over 1 year agoby Abby- reply to this comment
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Wonderful pics
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over 4 years agoby nathaliedw- reply to this comment
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Pics are amazing and are all very sweet
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over 4 years agoby erere- reply to this comment
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loved the one with the penguins and where music is played for wolves
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over 4 years agoby perez- reply to this comment
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Great Pics.. I remember washing and feeding the elephants in Dublin Zoo back in the 70's when I was a kid. I used to bring my little sister with me during the school holidays and we did it with long brushes and fed the penguins too. People think Im lying when I tell them I did it, but like the above pics, you could really get up close and personal in those days before personal insurance and the modern "claim culture" took hold. Ah.... The good old days ! LOL Valerie - Dublin- Ireland
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over 4 years agoby Anonymous- reply to this comment
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I have just recovered a load of old pics from my parents old house and these are very similar - they really are great, and though some of them appear to have been contrived they are nontheless great icons of a time gone by. Where do you see Rhinos in a pen like that
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over 4 years agoby africanoracl- reply to this comment
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at my place.....
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over 1 year agoby Guest- reply to this comment
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The panda goalie is the coolest, everything looks real stylish in black and white
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over 4 years agoby Anonymous- reply to this comment
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Wow. What's most amazing is how trumendousely far zoos have come in recent years. I would hate to be an animal in one of those pens back then. Terrible conditions, but what great archives!
The shoebill is not extinct, but is almost prehistoric. There is a breeding pair at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo.
I have to disagree, they don't seem . . . "right" . . . they seem sad. That humans, the "compassionate, intelligent species" would alow such domination over our once-wild cousins. At least we have made progress.
And fyi, alot is not a word: it's A lot
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over 4 years agoby Danielle- reply to this comment
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Thanks for pointing that out. By the way, 'trumendousely' isn't a word either. It's 'tremendously'.
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over 4 years agoby Estefan- reply to this comment
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haha touche
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over 4 years agoby kanuck- reply to this comment
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Geez Louise "Danielle" get off your soap box will ya, and just enjoy the photos
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over 4 years agoby Ugoddabkiddi- reply to this comment
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Too Dark? Black and White? lol I think this guy is still in the ''One Step'' mind set..
My friend do yourself a favor and get some Culture about you... Color is Great, But B&W is true Art
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over 4 years agoby IamElvis- reply to this comment
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The bird in #11 is a Dodo bird. No, really
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over 4 years agoby nice- reply to this comment
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your a dodo bird....
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over 1 year agoby Guest- reply to this comment
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nice photos
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over 4 years agoby weaselmannc7- reply to this comment
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In case anyone cares, the group of people looking at the penguins passing,include the then Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. (The two girls without hats!) I would estimate about 1936-7
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over 4 years agoby pierre- reply to this comment
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Excellent pictures. It gives you a lot to think about in regards to coexisistance
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about 4 years agoby dcbraganza- reply to this comment
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are all fake
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about 4 years agoby dario- reply to this comment
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Fake? what ever gave you this idea?
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about 4 years agoby kitty- reply to this comment
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always some douchebag has to say they're fake. It's par for the course with posting comments on the internet. And #11 is not a Dodo bird, it is the shoebill. Look it up on wikipedia.
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about 4 years agoby Anonymous- reply to this comment
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You do understand that Wikipedia is open for anyone to edit and is not all fact. I do believe this is a shoebill and not a dodo, but not because Wikipedia says so.
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over 1 year agoby Guest- reply to this comment
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yeah, most of them are photoshopped. I can tell by the pixels. lol
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about 4 years agoby max- reply to this comment
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These are very interesting! Love the sense of old photography, so archaic yet so modern
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about 4 years agoby sarah france- reply to this comment
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of course they are fakes, you can tell because they are black and white
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about 4 years agoby binky dog- reply to this comment
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Even though these are old they have a timeless appeal - shows they are great. Thanks for posting
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about 4 years agoby Anonymous- reply to this comment
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In the first picture, I'd have thought they would use "Turtle Wax
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about 4 years agoby RJWolin- reply to this comment
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its a bad enviremont for the animals
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about 4 years agoby Anonymous- reply to this comment
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I am sorry to dissapoiny u ppl but some of these picture are 100% fakes.It they were taken at that time,some pics wouldnt look like that.For instance the jumping thingy above the guardian is far too sharpley taken,imposible fot the techology of that period.Next is that fax on turtles back,it is too focused as it was implemented from a higher res pic.Samo goes for that record player that stands out near a lions cage.The creator choosed B+W to make pics look more realistic.BTW nooone that likes animals climb their backs to wash them,it was done with large scalings.The pic with the panda is also imposible cuz kids were never alowed to enter cages,neither were those litle animals let out side of it.Imagine what would happen to a child playing with a lion cub next to its mother....fake XD
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almost 5 years agoby Kserijaro- reply to this comment
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you mean the gazelle? I don't know much about the capabilities of the technology of that period so I can't really argue with you about it. But I can tell you that the elephant wouldn't mind a man standing on his back and brushing him. Just look at the Indian elephant and their "companions".
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almost 4 years agoby MissKatie- reply to this comment
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Some douche has always got to come around and be an expert on everything.
So glad you were there every single day at the London zoo so you could report these very important "facts." What would we do without your constant vigilance? You pompous assertion that none of these events could have ever happened makes me pretty sure your assertion about the photography techniques is 100% grade-a bullshit too.
Go read a book please, and stop spewing your ignorance everywhere and trying to sound like a genius, it's not working.
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over 1 year agoby Dalektyme- reply to this comment
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yea but the Indian elephants and their mahuts(companions) are together for a very long time...in fact most of those elephants are with their mahuts since birth...therefore, they have a very close relationship and thus trust their mahuts a lot and allow them to do many things..
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almost 4 years agoby Anonymous- reply to this comment
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that's true. But who knows how long this elephants knows her(think it's a she) caretaker and besides if had an itch on the back, wouldn't you allow someone to scratch it :)
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almost 4 years agoby MissKatie- reply to this comment
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Yes,u would.But even tho some of pics are fake,some are genuine.But anyway they all look great.Even for the people that dony like animals like me. eg. I like them (pics and animals).
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almost 4 years agoby KSerijaro- reply to this comment
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see the young queen elizabeth and princes margaret in the penguin one they are standing by the wall
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almost 4 years agoby stab955- reply to this comment
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ma andate a lavorare vah!!! voglio fare 1a ricerca su london zoo e nn trovo 1 cazzo
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almost 4 years agoby bravi bravi!- reply to this comment
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good job,go on!
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almost 4 years agoby jose- reply to this comment
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I think my favorite is where they're playing music to the wolves. Someone testing out the old theory that music soothes the savage beast? heehee
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over 3 years agoby SanSan- reply to this comment
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I wonder if some of those tortises are still alive.
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about 3 years agoby saxquiz- reply to this comment
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I would bet that they are. If the waxing didn't kill them in some way.
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over 1 year agoby Guest- reply to this comment
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lol
"cool photos, although the are black ans white and very dark, you feel like the people care about the animals there"
wow....you know those photos are staged right? it wasn't great being a zoo animal back then. even now in some places
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about 3 years agoby molly- reply to this comment
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it's not great being a zoo animal period
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about 3 years agoby MissKatie- reply to this comment
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ciaooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!a tuttiiiii!!!non capisco le vostre lingue ma bye bye
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about 3 years agoby sofia- reply to this comment
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That is definitely not a Dodo, which has been extinct since the 17th century. It is a Shoebill aka. Whalehead. Pictures, genuine or not, still very enjoyable.
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about 3 years agoby Shellbell- reply to this comment
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For some reason I didn't realize penguins are so big! Also love the giraffe photos.
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over 1 year agoby Throckmorton- reply to this comment
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haha, those chimps are doing nitrous and the one on the left is freaking out. what a light weight.
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