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An early Zoo star: Wallace

An early Zoo star: Wallace

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Wallace, Melbourne Zoo Lion, c 1890

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Wallace was a star of the Melbourne Zoo for almost a decade until his death in 1891.

He was one of the first lions to be exhibited at the Zoo and was famous for his love of classical gramophone music. It is said that he ‘listened attentively with a dreamy, far off look in his eyes’.

Further information:

150 years Melbourne Zoo, Zoos Victoria, Bounce Books, 2012

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