Life At The Zoo: Notes And Traditions Of The Regent's Park Gardens

Charles John Cornish (1858 - 1906)

London Zoo is the world's oldest scientific zoo. Opening in 1828, it was originally intended to be used as a collection for the scientific study of animals. The animals of the Tower of London menagerie were transferred to the zoo's collection in 1831-32. It was opened to the public in 1847. It is managed by the Zoological Society of London (established in 1826), and is situated at the northern edge of Regent's Park. Charles John Cornish (1858-1906) was a well known popular English naturalist and author; he published this book in 1895. - Summary by David Wales

Genre(s): Animals

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Preface David Wales
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Play 01 The Zoo In A Frost David Wales
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Play 02 The Ghosts Of The Tropical Forest David Wales
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Play 03 The Butterfly Farm At The Zoo David Wales
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Play 04 Patterns On Living Animals David Wales
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Play 05 The Giraffe's Obituary David Wales
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Play 06 The Electric Eel David Wales
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Play 07 Deep-Sea Lamps David Wales
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Play 08 The Lion House At The Zoo David Wales
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Play 09 Diving Birds At The Zoo David Wales
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Play 10 Tame Divers David Wales
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Play 11 The Quest For The Wild Horse David Wales
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Play 12 Aesthetics At The Zoo: The Animal Sense Of Beauty David Wales
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Play 13 Aesthetics At The Zoo: Scents And Sounds David Wales
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Play 14 Orpheus At The Zoo: The First Visit David Wales
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Play 15 Orpheus At The Zoo: The Second Visit David Wales
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Play 16 Orpheus At The Zoo: The Choice Of Instruments David Wales
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Play 17 Talking Birds David Wales
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Play 18 Elephant Life In England David Wales
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Play 19 Wanted -- A New Meat David Wales
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Play 20 An Experiment In Animal Preservation David Wales
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Play 21 'Jamrach's' David Wales
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Play 22 Expression In The Animal Eye David Wales
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Play 23 London Bears David Wales
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Play 24 Young Animals At The Zoo David Wales
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Play 25 Animal Colouring David Wales
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Play 26 Wild-Cats At The Zoo David Wales
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Play 27 The Speech Of Monkeys David Wales
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Play 28 Rare And Beautiful Monkeys David Wales
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Play 29 The Larger Monkeys David Wales
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Play 30 Lizards And Crocodiles At The Zoo David Wales
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Play 31 From The Animals' Point Of View David Wales
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Play 32 Possible Pets David Wales
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Play 33 The Paris Zoological Gardens In The Two Sieges David Wales
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Play 34 Other Beasts Of Burden David Wales
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Play 35 The Soldier's Camel David Wales
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Play 36 The Canadian Beaver David Wales
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Play 37 The Temper Of Animals David Wales
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Play 38 Criminal Animals David Wales
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Play 39 A Year At The Zoo David Wales
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