Crocodiles and monkeys, llama and eagles - the Ballarat Zoo

Caleb Cluff
Updated March 12 2018 - 12:47pm, first published March 11 2018 - 5:00pm
Snappy: George Langley's hand-reared crocodiles in 1952.
Snappy: George Langley's hand-reared crocodiles in 1952.

It’s a rare part of Ballarat’s historical record that isn’t buried in the Goldfields somehow, but the city’s very own zoo wasn’t established until well after the rushes were over, the grand buildings completed, and the Great War nearing its end.

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Caleb Cluff

Caleb Cluff

Senior Journalist, The Courier

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