Story: Zoos and aquariums

Wellington Zoo postcard

Wellington Zoo postcard

The entrance to Wellington Zoo features in this postcard from the 1920s.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
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Maggy Wassilieff, 'Zoos and aquariums - Early zoos', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/18430/wellington-zoo-postcard (accessed 23 March 2023)

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 24 Nov 2008