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Correspondence between C L Reid and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the offer of a female chimpanzee called Jenny to the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between Emil Reichelt and George Soper Cansdale regarding shipments of animals sent to the Zoological Society of London

Letter regarding the safe arrival of Jerboas at the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between R G Readman and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding employment at the Zoological Society of London and the transportation of birds to England

Correspondence between J Ray and George Soper Cansdale regarding an offer of a Leopard cub to the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between Rangoon Zoological Gardens and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding Colonel Ranking helping to bring home a collection of King Penguins, 24 of which went to London Zoo

Correspondence with Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding queries about reptiles, such as 'Double-headed Snake', and a request for Alligators

Correspondence with Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding queries about mammals such as an offer of a Lioness for mating, the measurements of Camels, Toto the Lesser Kudu, Mink breeders, Monkeys from East Africa, Quaggas, the gestation period of a Giraffe, Horned Hares, and domesticating the Paca and Capybara

Correspondence with Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding general queries such as specimens of Hedgehogs, Birds of Prey, fencing for Bison, samples of bark, the flea Hectopsylla psittaci, insuring animals, big game hunters, a Llama cart, the well in the Zoological Gardens, cattle guards, the caring of monkeys as pets, a Tree Kangaroo named Minnie, the temperature in the Monkey House, bird life of the Cocos Islands, the bodies of Goldfish, measurements of the eyes of animals, photographs of the Penguin Pool and a broadcast on Children's Hour

Correspondence with Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding queries about birds, such as Java Sparrows, steps that should be taken by the Government of Malta to procure Swans, a request for a pair of Garganey, black Swans in a park in Kirkcaldy, and the average life of a Cormorant