Cincinnati Zoo 3

BIRDS

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   There were originally 7 of these Japanese-style aviaries, constructed in 1875. In 1974 6 of them were demolished with the 7th being preserved as a memorial to Martha, the last known passenger pigeon.

                           
                       Eagle cage                                           Aquila (eagle)                        Trained Eagle and owner

5" x 7" Card

   Betsy Ross and Brookfield Baldy, the pair of Bald Eagles at the zoo, produced an eaglet which was later released in the wild. The release was part of a program aimed at increasing the population of the endangered species.

           
Walk thru bird cage                          Macaws   

                               
Ostrich

                        
White Peacock                          RP of  Storks on nest                         You name them

ELEPHANTS

    Many of these early cards show a female Asian elephant named "Hatnee" who was a favorite of zoo visitors for decades. She frequently gave rides to children while being led by her trainer, Ed Coyne. Ed started at the zoo when he was 10 years old in 1877 and was still working there 65 years later when he died in 1942. He is seen standing on the leg of the elephant in the 1st non-postcard image below, and standing in front of the Asian elephant in the other.

           
Zoo Keeper Ed Coyne  around 1915

                             
Hatnee being led by Ed Coyne                                                                                                            

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