George Wombwell was invited to Windsor Castle and the Menagerie was visited by Queen Vicitria together with members of the Royal family. The following image is of a hand painted print produced by G. Webb and Co., 9 Snow Hill, London circa 1848-50 (Engraving or Lithotype, 39"x31"). The representation followed newspaper reports and sketches published November 1847.
A Blog designed for discussion of topics related to, but not limited to, Circus, Zoos, Animal Training, and Animal Welfare/Husbandry. Sometimes opening up the dialog is the best starting point of all. And if for nothing else when people who agree and don't agree, get together and start discussing it, it will open up a lot of peoples minds. Debate and discussion even amongst themselves opens a window where there wasn't one before.
Monday, April 30, 2012
This Is the Start of A Nice Menagerie Blog/Website I Happened Across.
George Wombwell was invited to Windsor Castle and the Menagerie was visited by Queen Vicitria together with members of the Royal family. The following image is of a hand painted print produced by G. Webb and Co., 9 Snow Hill, London circa 1848-50 (Engraving or Lithotype, 39"x31"). The representation followed newspaper reports and sketches published November 1847.
KING OF AQUARIA says: 'I was tickled to learn that famous showman, P.T. Barnum displayed a total of six beluga whales in his American Museum in New York City between 1860 and 1866! The whales were netted in Quebec and shipped by railroad to New York in boxes filled with wet seaweed. Barnum bribed the city alderman to let him build a pipeline through Manhattan to bring seawater to his whales which were housed in a glass-enclosed tank 24 feet square and feet deep. Sadly, the last whales perished in the Museum's fire in 1866.'
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