Lord Moyne’s Expedition Cruise of 1935-36: Reg Lanworn of London Zoo was on board
Malcolm Peaker (noreply@blogger.com)
By contrast with Lord Moyne’s expedition cruise of 1934-35 on board his large motor vessel, Rosaura, in which live Tuataras from New Zealand, Komodo Dragons from what was then the Dutch East Indies and Kagus from New Caledonia were brought back to London Zoo, I know who looked after the animals on board during his next expedition in 1935-36. And what’s more as a 16-year old reptile (and amphibian)-mad schoolboy I spoke at length to the man himself.
The trip in 1935/6 was more ambitious in...