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'''Apollo''' (later '''Tony''') was an East African oryx (''Oryx beisa'') formerly exhibited at the Birmingham Zoo. In [[1962]] he and his mate, [[Aphrodite]], gave birth to a calf, [[Tuseven]]. | '''Apollo''' (later '''Tony''') was an East African oryx (''Oryx beisa'') formerly exhibited at the Birmingham Zoo. He was purchased in [[1961]] from Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo for $1,000, which had been raised by selling two Siberian tiger cubs the previous year. He stood about three and a half-feet tall with prominent dark markings on his face and long, straight horns. | ||
In [[1962]] he and his mate, [[Aphrodite]], gave birth to a calf, [[Tuseven]]. | |||
According to a news article, Apollo's name seemed too "noble" for an animal that seemed to spend most of its time ramming its head into the fence and breaking its narrow, spear-like horns. Keepers came to refer to him as "Tony" instead. | According to a news article, Apollo's name seemed too "noble" for an animal that seemed to spend most of its time ramming its head into the fence and breaking its narrow, spear-like horns. Keepers came to refer to him as "Tony" instead. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Perry, James (March 20, 1961) "[http://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16044coll5/id/759 Beisa Oryx Awaits You at Morgan Zoo]" {{BPH}} - via {{BPLDC}} | |||
* Spotswood, Frances (August 31, 1962) "[http://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16044coll5/id/725 $1,650 oryx calf born at local zoo.]" {{BN}} - via {{BPLDC}} | * Spotswood, Frances (August 31, 1962) "[http://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16044coll5/id/725 $1,650 oryx calf born at local zoo.]" {{BN}} - via {{BPLDC}} | ||
* Spotswood, Frances (November 4, 1962) "[http://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16044coll5/id/732 Zoo personalities: Herman, Simsotty]" {{BN}} - via {{BPLDC}} | * Spotswood, Frances (November 4, 1962) "[http://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16044coll5/id/732 Zoo personalities: Herman, Simsotty]" {{BN}} - via {{BPLDC}} | ||
[[Category:Ungulates]] | [[Category:Ungulates]] | ||
[[Category:Zoo animals]] | [[Category:Zoo animals]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:03, 4 September 2015
Apollo (later Tony) was an East African oryx (Oryx beisa) formerly exhibited at the Birmingham Zoo. He was purchased in 1961 from Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo for $1,000, which had been raised by selling two Siberian tiger cubs the previous year. He stood about three and a half-feet tall with prominent dark markings on his face and long, straight horns.
In 1962 he and his mate, Aphrodite, gave birth to a calf, Tuseven.
According to a news article, Apollo's name seemed too "noble" for an animal that seemed to spend most of its time ramming its head into the fence and breaking its narrow, spear-like horns. Keepers came to refer to him as "Tony" instead.
References
- Perry, James (March 20, 1961) "Beisa Oryx Awaits You at Morgan Zoo" Birmingham Post-Herald - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
- Spotswood, Frances (August 31, 1962) "$1,650 oryx calf born at local zoo." The Birmingham News - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
- Spotswood, Frances (November 4, 1962) "Zoo personalities: Herman, Simsotty" The Birmingham News - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections