Vintage Copenhagen Zoo 1949

Note the walrus pup apparently "surrendered."   That's as ridiculous as an elephant or a killer whale having an accident.  New's reports will often take "liberties" with human words, and amazingly a lot of folks will take it at face value. 

Vintage Frankfurt Zoo 1973

Vintage Wilheilm Zoo 1967

For Jim Alexander--Vintage St. Louis Zoo Moby Dick

For Jim Alexander--Vintage Bronx Zoo 1952

Herbert and unidentified keeper

For Jim Alexander--Vintage St. Louis Zoo 1965

For Jim Alexander--Vintage Brookfield Zoo 1957

For Jim Alexander--Vintage New York Aquarium 1956

For RJR--Ringling Menagerie Year Unknown

For RJR--Ringling Menagerie Year Unknown

For what it is worth, this photo was dated "Barnum and Bailey, Germany  1913"

For RJR--Ringling Menagerie Year Unknown

For RJR--Ringling Menagerie 1952?

 1941?

For RJR--Ringling Menagerie 1952?