AUCKLAND ZOO EXHIBITS
s-l \ LP >.\ SHO I : US ri(I( (I k11.1.l I'. Numerous acl ; '.'l \andali-m a: Auck liiiu.l's new Zoo liavij been lepotted '■. in' City Council. One ol ttie osttiehes difd !'ii Saturday ;j.- (lie result uj copper poisoning, due to the presence i»: hi "iize money in the bird's stomach. I liie sea lion was shot dead deliberately, while two ol iin.' quaint colony ol tuaiara lizards were killed rather brutally by violent prodding with Mick?. In addition, monkeys have been I badly treated by a little band of hoo- | wiio visited the Zoo on sunday. I i-lower-beds ami rockeries have been ' v.aiitoiily interfered with, and the pic- ! nuesque creek, which should be an j outstanding leature ol the Zoo, has | been iouled and littered with rubbish. A report regarding the death of the I ostrich shows that its body contained ! several bronze coins, a small silver coin, two large pieces oi lead, and a small coil ol wire.
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Otaki Mail, 7 March 1923, Page 2
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161AUCKLAND ZOO EXHIBITS Otaki Mail, 7 March 1923, Page 2
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