| Nr | Import | Name Species Sex | Birth | Age | Location | Arrival | From |
| 1 | | + -unknown- LA - F | 1892 | | died 0, -1897 years after arrival, at Menagerie du Paris Jardin des Plantes | 1897-06-01 | Menelik II Emperor of Abyssinia |
| 2 | | + -Sir Roger- EM - M | 1873 | 27 | died 1900, 3 years after arrival, at Scottish Zoo and Glasgow Hippodrome | 1897-05-00 | Bostock & Wombwells Menagerie (Wombwell No.2 menagerie) |
| 3 | | + -Anton II- EM - F | | | died 1912, 15 years after arrival, at Hannover Zoo | 1897-00-00 | |
| 4 | | + -Keddah- EM - | | | died 1898, 1 years after arrival, at Ringling Bros. Circus | 1897-00-00 | J. B. Gaylord |
| 5 | | + -Bosco- EM - M | | | died 1923, 26 years after arrival, at Pinders Circus | 1897-00-00 | Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Neue Pferdemarkt) |
| 6 | 1871 | + -Mandarin- EM - M | 1854 | 48 | died 1902, 5 years after arrival, at Barnum and Baileys circus European tour | 1897-00-00 | Barnum & Bailey Circus |
| 7 | | + -Fritz- EM - M | | | died 1902, 5 years after arrival, at Barnum and Baileys circus European tour | 1897-00-00 | Barnum & Bailey Circus |
| 8 | | + -Don Pedro- EM - M | | | died 1898, 1 years after arrival, at Barnum and Baileys circus European tour | 1897-00-00 | O'Brien Circus |
| 9 | | + -Nick- EM - M | | | died 1898, 1 years after arrival, at Barnum and Baileys circus European tour | 1897-00-00 | Barnum & Bailey Circus |