Founder of the Zoo.—King Dick, originally presented to Wellington by a circus proprietor. For many years King Dick, who was really the pioneer of the Zoo, was an object of admiration in-his cage, and when he died he was stuffed and placed in the Newtown Museum, where he still commands attention. -Robson and Boyer, photo.
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Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 102, 24 January 1930, Page 9
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55Founder of the Zoo.—King Dick, originally presented to Wellington by a circus proprietor. For many years King Dick, who was really the pioneer of the Zoo, was an object of admiration in-his cage, and when he died he was stuffed and placed in the Newtown Museum, where he still commands attention. -Robson and Boyer, photo. Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 102, 24 January 1930, Page 9
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