A “ROGUE” ELEPHANT
DESTROYED FOR SAFETY REASONS TO BECOME MUSEUM EXHIBIT (Per United Press Association) AUCKLAND, March 0. “ Rajah,” one of the two elephants at the Auckland Zoo, was shot this morning by order of the zoo authorities, ns it was considered likely that he would become a menace to public safety. He hud lately “turned rogue,” making precautions necessary. " Rajah ” was valued at £SOO, but will not be a total loss, as his skin is to be stuffed for the War Memorial Museum, Auckland-
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22826, 10 March 1936, Page 7
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85A “ROGUE” ELEPHANT Otago Daily Times, Issue 22826, 10 March 1936, Page 7
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