SCOUTING YESTERDAY | First camel's birth marks milestone for ever-evolving zoo system

This week in South Dakota history: May 9-15

Hawthorne School fourth graders tour recently opened Great Plains Zoo, 1963. Photo: Argus Leader

Believed to be the first camel ever born in South Dakota, “Goldie” arrived as the newest animal at the Great Plains Zoo 50 years ago this week.

According to a May 13, 1974, article in the Sioux Falls Argus Leader, the 75-pound calf was the offspring of camels Abu Bekr (mother) and Zor (father).

While Goldie’s birth was a first for Sioux Falls zoology, the city’s history of animal displays was already storied.

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