Zoo Keeper Collection

Giraffe keeper gets a medal: Mr. H. G. N. Robinson, who has been custodian of the London
Giraffe keeper gets a medal: Mr. H.G.N. Robinson, who has been custodian of the London Zoo giraffes for 34 years, has been presented with a bronze medal for his helping in raising 12 giraffes

John Aspinall with his giant Silverback Gorrila ponders the problems of running his Zoo at Howletts, near Canterbury

Pygmy donkey at Whipsanade zoo seen here with small child. Bedfordshire, April 1953 D1890-001

French film actress Brigitte Bardot on location at London Zoo during filming of her latest movie " Two Weeks in September"

A Tall Order Gerd Zellmer the Giraffe Keeper at Bristol Zoo seen here feeding Peter a young Giraffe calf who has been abandoned by his mother. Peter consumes ten pints of milk a day

Exucuse me talking while I m eating, but I love apples and tomatoes. Its my twelfth birthday, and the visitors to Whipsnade Zoo have sent me heaps

Keepers at Chessington Zoo chip the ice on the storks and ducks pond. Its operation Ice Break as these two intrepid Zoo-keepers launch their secret weapon a fairground paddleboat to beat the big

The beast with its jaws wide open is the Berlin Zoos hippopotmus taking his daily ration of stale black bread. During the Allied raids on Berlin, the Zoo was badly damaged and this animal

Attendant with young goats at the Childrens Pets Corner, Festival Gardens, London25th May 1954

Hi - Mind the nose! The children love it. Baby the Great Indian Hornbill, loves it. Only Alfred Woods, head keeper at London Zoos bird house

Two orangutans arrive at Chester Zoo, they have been named Martha and Kimbu, Chester Zoo, 21st July 1966

Chessington Zoo. "Comet", the 20 year, old Elephant
Chessington Zoo. " Comet", the 20 year, old Elephant, seen here waking up keeper Phillip Ashford and making sure he washes behind the ears, Surrey. July 1952 C3500 001

The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, Alderman and Mrs W Parfitt, making friends with Coventry Zoo Parks six months old leopard, Zak. 5th April 1966

Salome, Baby Gorilla, tips the scales at 8lbs 12ozs, during routine checkup at London Zoo, 6th October 1976. Salome (born 16th July 1976) is being hand reared by keeper Ron Smith and his wife

A visit to Belle Vue Zoo, Manchester with Topaz the chimp was part of the prize for these Cheshire schoolchildren who collected over 50 tons of waste paper

Ron Smith, Zoo Keeper, speaking with Clifford Preece 15, who witnessed an incident with Guy the Gorilla at London Zoo, pictured standing outside Gorilla Cage, 18th June 1956

Feeding time for Salome, Baby Gorilla, aged 8 weeks old, fed by Keeper, Ron Smith at visitors eagerly look on, at London Zoo, 20th September 1976

Prince Edward opening Chessington World of Adventure Chessington Zoo, Surrey July 1987

Conservative Prime Minister Edward Ted Heath meets a giant panda at the London Zoo circa 1974

Animal Hippopotamus June 1968 Mr Brian Stoke manager at Plymouth Zoo found out that Louie really likes, next to lots of lovely mud to wallow in is a jolly good sprinkling

A Zoo keeper plays on the ground with a Tiger at London Zoo circa 1935

Animals - Elephants Elephant being brushed down as he takes a nap March 1989 © mirrorpix

Keith Short Zoo Keeper with baby sea lions at London Zoo August 1984 animal animals

Baby Elephant at London Zoo December 1949

Bobby Kennedy and his younger brother Edward Kennedy, the two youngest sons of the American Ambassador to London Joseph Kennedy, feeding a baby elephant in the new Childrens Zoo June 1938

Blackpool Zoo keeper Mike Clarkson with gorilla Kumba reading a paper together July 1979 © Mirrorpix

Keith Short Zoo Keeper with baby sea lions at London Zoo August 1984

The giant Panda Chi-Chi at London Zoo gets to speak to her friend An-An, a giant panda in Moscow. February 1966 © Mirrorpix

Animals Zoos John Aspinall with Tigers at Howletts Zoo July 1971

Elephant keeper Norman Sutton holds his ears as Baa Baa the Elephant plays with Normans harmonica

You re not going anywhere! Akbar the rare white tiger cub wants to play with Bristol Zoo senior keeper Bill Barrett who tries to get away. October 1968 1960s

Susie the Indian Elephant in Flamingo Park Zoo near Pickering in Yorkshire lift her foot to have her toe nails trimmed. Hugh Garvin the assistant curator at the zoo obliges with a giant pair of

Bathtime for Chi Chi the panda - the keeper Alan Kent spends all his day in her pen just playing with her to keep her happy

Prince the penguin has ventured out in the snow at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire
** NOT AVAILABLE FOR GREETINGS CARDS ** For the first time, Prince the penguin has ventured out in the snow at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire

Alfieri. Lion at Chessington Zoo. 14th November 1933

Animal Hippopotamus February 1983 The hippo gets ready for dinner - taking a bite out of the zoo keepers rear!

Hippo at Chessington Zoo. January 1965 C103-006

Hippo at Chessington Zoo. January 1965 C103-008

Hippo at Chessington Zoo. January 1965 C103

Hippo at Chessington Zoo. January 1965 C103-004

Hippo at Chessington Zoo. January 1965 C103-005

Hippo at Chessington Zoo. January 1965 C103-002

Hippo at Chessington Zoo. January 1965 C103-003

Hippo at Chessington Zoo. January 1965 C103-009

Hippo at Chessington Zoo. January 1965 C103-007

Hippo at Chessington Zoo. January 1965 C103-001

The Spring Weather Really Gets Him Down. Mahon, six-year-old rhinoceros at Whipsnado Zoo, wasnIt a bit pleased at the sudden change in the weather

Calf and lamb with keeper at Whipsnade Zoo. 1965 C43-004

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