VANDALISM
ZOO EXHIBITS LOST
SEA LION SHOT; OSTRICH KILLED. [BY TELEGRAPH. —SPECIAL TO THE POST.) AUCKLAND, This Day. Numerous acts of vandalism at Auckland's new Zoo have been reported to the City Council. One of the ostriches died on Saturday as the result of copper poisoning, due to the presence of bronze money in the bird's stomach. The sea lion was shot dead deliberately, while two of the quaint colony of Tuatara lizards were killed rather brutally by violent prodding with sticks. In addition, monkeys have been badly treated by a little band: of hooligans who visited the Zoo on Sunday. Flower beds and rockeries have been wantonly interfered with, and the picturesque creek, which should be an outstanding feature of the Zoo, has been fouled and littered with rubbish. A report regarding the death of the ostrich shows that its body contained several bronze coins, a small silver coin, two large pieces of lead, and a small coil of wire.
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 49, 27 February 1923, Page 8
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161VANDALISM Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 49, 27 February 1923, Page 8
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