tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124946123600699497.post6021268946379694698..comments2023-02-10T12:21:29.909-05:00Comments on ShowMe Elephants: Studbook Mysteries - SeaburyRyan Easleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171719315020164074noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124946123600699497.post-67829825709584887582014-01-24T13:09:20.447-05:002014-01-24T13:09:20.447-05:00Hi,
I was researching an elephant named Melinda b...Hi, <br />I was researching an elephant named Melinda born in 1953 in the USA. My mother heard on the radio of this elephant in 1953. At the time my Mother was pregnant with me and heard this broadcast of a baby elephant named Melinda, liked the name and hence named me...Melinda. Do you have any info on this? The only Melinda I have seen in research in the one born 1951 and died in 1953. HavingUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478306611897934767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124946123600699497.post-8302874255376523042011-04-24T10:31:27.090-04:002011-04-24T10:31:27.090-04:00Bob,
Thank you for joining us and I appreciate you...Bob,<br />Thank you for joining us and I appreciate your inquiry. I believe these three Dolly elephants are the same. I am working out the specifics of research right now and contacting those involved with her at different locations in her life. Until then, have a great Easter and keep commenting!Ryan Easleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06171719315020164074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124946123600699497.post-38806940988865238352011-04-23T22:08:01.909-04:002011-04-23T22:08:01.909-04:00My interest is in Dolly (SB456), listed as 'lo...My interest is in Dolly (SB456), listed as 'lost-to-followup' in the studbook, and the subject of your proposed 'later article'. Denver Zoo's Dolly (SB150) was recently determined to probably be the same elephant as SB630 based upon an examination of distinguishing trunk deformities by a curator at the Denver Zoo (SEE: article in the Muscatine (IA) Journal @ http://Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124946123600699497.post-12213342406139862892011-04-22T11:21:07.012-04:002011-04-22T11:21:07.012-04:00I have some pictures from the late 1980s to early ...I have some pictures from the late 1980s to early 1990s of the Brookfield Zoo elephant facility (indoors and outdoors) taken by my father during his visit there. I will post them soon. Let us hope Susan can help identify some of the elephants.<br /><br />Perhaps the Brookfield Zoo will renovate their Pachyderm Building in a similar method to the National Zoo. They constructed a new, much larger Ryan Easleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06171719315020164074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124946123600699497.post-78046214700432573112011-04-22T10:08:45.869-04:002011-04-22T10:08:45.869-04:00Susan,
"New Pachyderm building" You a...Susan,<br /> "New Pachyderm building" You are kidding me right? Replace the current monstrosity with the small viewing pens down each side? LOL They even tried to hid it under a pile of rubble upon completion. I read someplace where the architect suggested the high arched ceiling was to give folks the "impression of an elephant rib cage" which was as lame of an alibi as Wade G. Burckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10571436947092846458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124946123600699497.post-89659398705580725802011-04-22T00:29:59.171-04:002011-04-22T00:29:59.171-04:00Huh. I'll be damned. I have that book, guess...Huh. I'll be damned. I have that book, guess I shoulda actually looked at it... I wonder if we can squeeze some cash out of them for a new Pachyderm building...Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124946123600699497.post-48083200222107221442011-04-21T21:54:11.511-04:002011-04-21T21:54:11.511-04:00"The Seabury Foundation was established in Ch..."The Seabury Foundation was established in Chicago, Illinois, in 1947 by Charles Ward and Louise Lovett Seabury. Early interests of the Foundation included the major cultural and civic institutions in Chicago, educational opportunities for those who could not afford them, <em>conservation of animals and their habitats</em>, ground-breaking medical techniques, health care for the poor, and Ryan Easleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06171719315020164074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124946123600699497.post-56395316289028038042011-04-21T21:39:13.714-04:002011-04-21T21:39:13.714-04:00Jambo,
I checked in the Brookfield Zoo history b...Jambo,<br /> <br />I checked in the Brookfield Zoo history book "Let the lions roar" about Seabury. Charles Ward Seabury was a successful (wealthy) insurance man who donated $35,000 to build the Children's Zoo at Brookfield. My guess is he would donate the funds to buy the baby elephants. Maybe some bookkeeping thing said they came from him. I don't think he had a private zoo.<Ryan Easleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06171719315020164074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124946123600699497.post-30208383751207381072011-04-21T21:38:54.052-04:002011-04-21T21:38:54.052-04:00I'll check more records. I have some photos of...I'll check more records. I have some photos of some of these guys too, at least of the mysterious Winkie. - SusanRyan Easleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06171719315020164074noreply@blogger.com