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The zoo is noted for the second birth of polar bears [5] and siamangs [6] in captivity and for their locally famous gorilla Samson, who lived from 1950 to 1981 and whose bones are now on display at the Milwaukee Public Museum. During World War II, a celebrity animal of the zoo was Gertie the Duck and her ducklings. [7]
Washington Park Milwaukee large trees and green space. Washington Park (1900) originally called West Park is a park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the United States. From 1892–1958 the park was home to the Milwaukee County Zoo. It is one of the oldest parks in Milwaukee and it was added to the Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory in 2019.
The Milwaukee County Zoo has been a local institution since it started as a small mammal and bird display in Washington Park in 1892.The zoo moved to its current location at 10001 W. Blue Mound ...
Samson (1949–1981) was a male silverback western lowland gorilla given to the Washington Park Zoo in Milwaukee Wisconsin by the Pabst Brewing Company. Samson reached a weight of 652 lb (296 kg) and lived alone in a glass enclosure. He often hit the windows in frustration and managed to break the glass four times.
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The Zoo Line, the miniature railroad at the Milwaukee County Zoo, is shown beginning its daily operating schedule June 21, 1959. The steam-engine train was donated to the zoo by The Journal Company.
The Zoo Interchange is a freeway interchange on the west side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It forms the junction of Interstate 94 (I-94, East–West Freeway), I-894 , I-41 , US Highway 41 (US 41) and US 45 (Zoo Freeway).
Stuart had been at the Milwaukee County Zoo since 2019. Oliver, a silverback Western lowland gorilla, died in 2023. On Sept. 13, Oliver, a 34-year-old male silverback western lowland gorilla, died .