Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places . pards, presented by theEmperor Frederick H., the greatest zoologist ofhis day, to Henry HL, in allusion to the threeleopards which then adorned the royal shield of • .Sec Vol. IV., p. 316. t See Vol. II., p. large number of species of mammalia and birdshas been obtained, either by bequest or by pur-chase, detailed lists of which are to be found in thesuccessive annual reports of the society. To thesethere were added, in 1849, a collection of reptiles,which has afforded great facilities to the scientificobservers of t
Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places . pards, presented by theEmperor Frederick H., the greatest zoologist ofhis day, to Henry HL, in allusion to the threeleopards which then adorned the royal shield of • .Sec Vol. IV., p. 316. t See Vol. II., p. large number of species of mammalia and birdshas been obtained, either by bequest or by pur-chase, detailed lists of which are to be found in thesuccessive annual reports of the society. To thesethere were added, in 1849, a collection of reptiles,which has afforded great facilities to the scientificobservers of this class of animals, and, more recently,a collection of fishes and of the lower aquaticanimals, both marine and fresh-water, which hasgiven rise to many interesting discoveries in theirhabits and economy. That part of the menagerie over which is theterrace of which we have spoken above wasformerly called the house of the great were exhibited, in dens, the lions, tigers,leopards, jaguars, panthers, &c.; but at the com- Regents Park.] THE MENAGERIE. 283. THE MONKEY-HOUSE. mencement of 1876 they were removed to morespacious and comfortable quarters in a new lionhouse, which is situated a little farther to thesouth, not far fromthe ponds set apartfor the seals and sea-lions. The noblebeasts made the jour-ney, not in a sort ofquiet and sober pro-cession, and as theyare seen in picturesof Bacchus and hisattendant train, butin closed boxes, withslipped sides, intowhich they weretempted by the sightof some extra slicesof meat. This done,they were transported on trucks, in a most unroyal and ignoble manner,to the new abode, where the closed box was placedagainst the front bars of the new den, into whichthey were only too glad to make their way. Thenew lion house is excellently constructed andwell warmed;and far morepersons arenow able towatch its in-mates dine atfour oclockon Sundayafternoons inthe seasonthan was thecase beforethis changewas made. A writer ina work cal
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