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fl 1944
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fl 1945
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fl 1959-1986
Goldie the Eagle was received from Helsinki Zoo on 16th December 1959. He was approximately seven years old when he escaped from London Zoo on 27th February 1965. Britain quickly became obsessed with the escape of Goldie; he appeared on television, in the press and was mentioned in the House of Commons. He flew from tree to tree in Regent's Park and was free for 11 days and 19 and a half hours before he was recaptured and brought back to the Zoo. Goldie escaped again on 15th December and was captured again on 19th December 1965. Goldie left London Zoo on 8th March 1985 when he moved to the Falconry Centre at Newent. He died there in March 1986
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fl 1943
African Lion presented by the Zoological Society of London to Sir Winston Churchill as a war mascot and to commemorate victories in North Africa
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c1972-1985
On the occasion of the Rt. Hon. Edward Heath's visit to China in June 1974, the Chinese Government made a gift of two Giant Pandas to the British people. Female Ching Ching means 'Crystal Bright'. Ching Ching came from the Wanglang Reserve in Pingwu county, northern Szechwan.
In 1981 Ching Ching made headlines following announcements that she may have been pregnant via artificial insemination, but that was false. Ching Ching and Chia Chia did not produce any cubs. Ching Ching is on display at the National Museum of Scotland
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fl 1974
On the occasion of the Rt. Hon Edward Heath's visit to China in June 1974, the Chinese Government made a gift of two Giant Pandas to the British people. Male Chia Chia means 'Most Excellent and Very Best'. Chia Chia (pronounces Cha Cha) was born in Bao Hsing county on the eastern side of Szechwan province. In 1981 Chia Chia was sent to Washington on an unsuccessful mating mission
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fl 1946