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Chicago eyes multi animal purchases for new forest zoo
Alfred E. Parker, Lincoln Park Zoo director, outlines assorted animal prices for Chicago’s $5 million forest preserve zoo. Rhinoceros £8 000 to £10 000, African elephant about $6 000, Indian elephant $1 800 to $3 000, zebra about $1 500 per pair, giraffes $8 000 to $10 000 per pair, baboons about $100 each, snakes by size, with rail improvements costing $750 million nationwide.
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