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THE ZOO
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Established 1845
Sheaffer's "SNORKEL"
Mos o the animals repay study, too.
[OST people go to the Zoo to look at the animals, but the humana
First thing which strikes one is how young and healthy they all look-even those who admit 20 years' service or more. Living with animals has its worries, but these seem to leave less mark than many jobs dealing with the human species.
The Zoo can also produce youth with glamour. "Boss" of a depart- rnent is Misa Maureen McVadey, blonde and 20. She is supervisor of the Children's Zoo, has 15 assistants and more than 100 animals under her charge.
Maureen has been appointed this year, and is the youngest supervisor the Zoo has ever had. She lives in Edgware, and has worked at the Zoo for four years.
"When I was a child I used to come here every week. I love animals and always wanted to work among them," she said as she petted a pair of ten-day-old kids. "I worked with horses for a time, but this is much more interesting. The real work happens behind the scenes, of course, Cleaning and feeding the animals and grooming them takes much of the time and of course studying the habits of each species."
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1953.
Head keeper Mr. A. J. Woods, in the Bird House, exchanges "conversation with "Baby," a Great Indian Hornbill.
The man who brought animals back alive
now sees that they don't catch cold
Wally is a star turn
Wally the camel casts a supercilious eyo at the camera as he gives a ride to two young visitors. Camel rides are one of the most popular attractions—and grown-ups as well as children are led round on the back of Wally or his companion. Pogry.
SIDE GLANCES
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She has charges varying trom seives
The Zoo's only income is from and buy others from
the admission fees of visitors and mket to Humas, und many of natives or white „estlers." ul.cm wonder at large among the Looking after animals in art from subscriptions from Fellows. children. All these animals are ficial environment often calls for Fellows there are 7,000 of them Mr A. J. pay £5 entrance fee and an guaranteed to be friendly, but much ingenuity. sometimes their very friendliness Woods, who is head keeper at annual subscription of £3. They.
life subscription £30 ac- causes trouble, So Miss McVadey the card house-30 years' ser may pay a has put up this notice for her vice-nas to think up a method varying from £70 to
of inducing the zou's new col- cording to their age when they Visitors:
Iection OL humming birds to are elected.
"Some of the animals In the feed, Children's Leo are apt to nibble and Chew clothing and hair rubon,"
MILK, HONEY
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PRIVILEGES Anyone over 18 may be Previously, the Zoo had used a Fellow. on election by other mun with the proudest record small milk bottle with a spout Fellows. Their privileges in- Is e Curator at the Aquarium, which the bird dipped is clude the right of personal'ad- to the Zoo and to mission Mr H. Vinall, He has been at peak. The buttle was filled win Whipsnade and 24 special tickets the zoo for 52 years and is the a food made of milk and honey. a year for their friends.
only man ever to have risen to his present position from the ranks.
tle started a boy helper just after the tum of the cen-
tury.
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"Now we are trying out o One place to which no ono is method of haing the boucles admitted is the Zoo sanatorium, behind artificial flowers," Mr where sick animals are nursed. Woods explained, snowing how It takes any animal from the apout was cunningly, pro- canary to an elephant, and jecita through the centre of a
are in charge. awarded In the aviary. The idea is that
He has been in every part brightly painted metal "ower" corps of specially trained vets
the Zoo and has been
the society's bronzo and sliver the bira would be attracted to medals for his work.
But bo is the bright nower and suck the
not talkative, Years of deating food as if it was nectar from a with creatures that cannot real plant. answer back, have wught him that conversation is often un- necessary,
Sharing his views is the head keeper, Mr L. Smith, He has been at his job in the Monkey House for 24 years.
'NEARLY HUMAN'
"My charges are very nearly human," he said. "But they have the advantage that they cannot "Tuik back,”
"We also cultivate insects as the humming birds like them."
und wir Woods,
SELF-TAUGHT
Unexpected talents ulso como out in keepers anxious to show off their charges to the best advantage. In the humming birds aviary is a brightly paint ed background representing a tropical garden which gives the tiny biros a natural-looking sel-
Mr Smith's He is overshadow- ting.
ed by one constant menace the The work was done by Keeper
cold, "Apcs
common
monkeys are
and Gammon, whom the Zoo (E19- most susceptible covered is
"natural" painter.
to colds; it is my constant care He is self taught. His work in
to see that they have not got the Zoo gives him plenty of
shuffle," he said, "All my keep
opportunities for self expression. He has now become ine un- officio! "background" artist.
ers are instructed not to go near the animals if they have a cold."
Before Mr Smith took on his Mr Woods's great pride is a present job he was an animal grey-necked Picathartes, a wad- collector for 2009
bird from and privato ing
the British menageries and travelled
In Cameroons with a head covered South America and Africa in blue, pink and black skin with "bringing 'em back alive,"
no feathers. "It was fascinating work and "This specles was thought at taught me much about looking one time to be extinct,' he said. "I am certain this is the only one in captivity."
after wild animals in captivity,” bo -said, "We used to trap scene out-
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Miss Maureen MaVader, youngest supervisor at the Zoo, fondles 10-day-old twia * feiendly kid goats while Dama, 'who roams at will among the children, tooks on.
The role reversed a view from the inside looking out. Feeding a baby bear with a bottle of lemonade' is Mrs G. Allbrook, from Wendover.
In the saddle - at two
In the Children's Zoo Miss Glyn Stevens (left) gives a ride to. two-year-old Susan Lawrence while, Miss Pat Walker:-(right): helps two-year-old Jeanna Hill-Cooke keep in the saddle.
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