Milwaukee's Menagerie: Greely the Killer
His fur may have been white as snow, but in his chest beat the heart of an ice cold killer. His name was Greely, the most dastardly polar bear to ever set paw in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee's Menagerie: Gertie the Duck
Have you ever crossed the Wisconsin Avenue bridge and gone ‘Wait, why is there a four foot duck statue here?’ Well wonder no longer, person who has never Googled that question!
Read moreMilwaukee's Menagerie: Sim the Library Lion
Way before an animated Simba the lion would inherit everything the light touches, there was a Simba the lion who lived in the downtown library building.
Read moreMilwaukee's Menagerie: Yacob the Hippo
Forget Shark Week, back in 1913 Milwaukee had Hippo Week from April 13 through 20.
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