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The Zoo: The Wild and Wonderful Tale of the Founding of London Zoo
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The creation of a zoo in Dickensian London - when only one other existed across the world - is a story of jaw-dropping audacity. It is the story of trailblazing scientists, rival zookeepers and aristocratic naturalists collecting amazing animals from all four corners of the globe. It is the story of a weird and wonderful oasis in the heart of a swirling city, and of incredible characters, both human and animal - from Stamford Raffles and Charles Darwin to Jenny the orang-utan and Obaysch the celebrity hippo, the first that anyone in Britain had ever seen. Against a background of global Empire, domestic reform and industrialisation, this is a new history of a new world.
Weight | 0.257000 |
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Author | Charman, Isobel |
Availability | POD |
Department | London |
Format | Paperback |
ISBN | 9780241975060 |
Pages | 368 |
Published | 06/07/2017 |
Publisher | Penguin |
Section | London Attractions |
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