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Kōrero: Zoos and aquariums

King Dick

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King Dick

Male lion King Dick was the first animal housed in the Wellington Zoo. After he died in 1921, he was stuffed, mounted and displayed at the Dominion Museum for some years. His remains are now on display at the Wellington Museum.

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Maggy Wassilieff, Zoos and aquariums – Early zoos, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/18431/king-dick (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Maggy Wassilieff, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.