Ochotonidae Thomas, 1897
Taxon |
Date |
Location |
Notes |
Afghan Pika Ochotona rufescens (Gray, 1842) |
1986* |
London |
Zoological Society of London Annual Report 1986-87, p27. The zoo received 14 animals in 1986 but, despite one birth, many died and the last six animals were sent elsewhere within the year. |
Leporidae Fischer, 1817
Taxon |
Date |
Location |
Notes |
European Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Pallas, 1778 |
1954E |
London |
Zoological Society of London: Zoo Life, Vol. 9, No. 2 (Summer 1954) p78: Perhaps the most unexpected birth was that of two European Hares, Lepus europaeus, in the Children's Zoo. Ornamental Pheasant Trust and Norfolk Wildlife Park Annual Report 1964, p28: This is believed to be the first successful breeding of this species in Britain ... Hares have been bred on private estates for many years. |
Indian Hare Lepus nigricollis F. Cuvier, 1823 |
1840s* |
Knowsley |
Woolfall (1990) p20. |
Mountain Hare Lepus timidus Linnaeus, 1758 |
ca.1850* |
Knowsley |
Woolfall (1990) p20. The National Federation of Zoological Gardens of Great Britain and Ireland (Zoo Federation News, No. 30, Spring 1981) gave a first breeding award to Norfolk Wildlife Park for a breeding of
Lepus timidus varronis in 1980. |
European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
? |
? |
Further research required. |
Volcano Rabbit Romerolagus diazi Merriam, 1896 |
Aug 1968 |
Jersey |
International Zoo Yearbook, Vol. 26 (1987) p261: In 1968, the first captive-bred litter was produced at the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust ... Confusingly, the National Federation of Zoological Gardens of Great Britain and Ireland (Zoo Federation News, No. 36, Spring 1983) gave a first breeding award to Jersey for a breeding in 1982. |
Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus (J. A. Allen, 1890) |
1887*† |
London |
Flower (1929) p244 as S. sylvaticus: Five born in the Gardens during 1887. The exact identity of these animals was unclear and it is possible that they would now be regarded as the Mountain Cottontail
S. nuttalli.
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