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100 1 _aBennett, Edward Turner,
_d1797-1836
245 1 4 _aThe Tower Menagerie
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2016
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2016-12-18
508 _aProduced by deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Tower Menagerie: Comprising the Natural History of the Animals Contained in That Establishment" is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. The work delves into the natural history, characteristics, and anecdotes of various animals housed in the Tower Menagerie, particularly focusing on species such as lions, tigers, leopards, and other exotic creatures. This detailed explorative volume aims to merge art and science, revealing insights into the behavior and habitats of these animals while embodying a fascination with zoology that marks the period's intellectual interests. At the start of the publication, an introduction outlines the historical context of menageries, tracing their origins back to ancient times when wild animals were kept by rulers for amusement and study. The text reflects on the societal evolution of attitudes towards animals from mere objects of display to subjects of scientific inquiry, culminating in a brief overview of the Tower Menagerie's history and its role in contemporary zoological study. This opening provides a foundation for the subsequent chapters, which promise detailed descriptions and evocative anecdotes about specific inhabitants of the menagerie, starting with the majestic Bengal lion and extending to a diverse array of other creatures, emphasizing both their natural characteristics and the human-animal interactions observed within the Tower. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAnimal behavior
653 _aTower Menagerie (London, England)
700 1 _aHarvey, William,
_d1796-1866
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53764
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