"Abigail," a cockatoo at the Forest Park Zoo

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20059036

Description

Abigail, the sulphur-crested cockatoo at Forest Park Zoo is one of those spinsters the Board of Park Commissioners were thinking of when it authorized the Star-Telegram to go ahead and raise a $4,000 Ark Fund to augment the zoo population. She is a haughty, but rather lovable show-off, who is entitled to preen her feathers. They are just about the costliest feathers in the whole zoo. Abigail, herself, cost $125 when she was purchased four years ago. A mate for her is going to cost somewhat more. Abigail the cockatoo is shown in her cage at the Forest Park Zoo. Published in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram Morning Edition March 05, 1947.

Archival Date

1947-02-28

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1893

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Zoos; Zoo animals; Birds; Cockatoos; Fund raising; Star-Telegram Noah's Ark Fund; Forest Park Zoo