Life At The Zoo: Notes And Traditions Of The Regent's Park Gardens
Charles John Cornish
Read by David Wales
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 (9 hr 29 min)
Chapters
Preface | 2:06 | Read by David Wales |
The Zoo In A Frost | 20:54 | Read by David Wales |
The Ghosts Of The Tropical Forest | 12:27 | Read by David Wales |
The Butterfly Farm At The Zoo | 15:01 | Read by David Wales |
Patterns On Living Animals | 14:33 | Read by David Wales |
The Giraffe's Obituary | 16:20 | Read by David Wales |
The Electric Eel | 11:59 | Read by David Wales |
Deep-Sea Lamps | 12:11 | Read by David Wales |
The Lion House At The Zoo | 26:16 | Read by David Wales |
Diving Birds At The Zoo | 15:40 | Read by David Wales |
Tame Divers | 7:21 | Read by David Wales |
The Quest For The Wild Horse | 13:06 | Read by David Wales |
Aesthetics At The Zoo: The Animal Sense Of Beauty | 16:45 | Read by David Wales |
Aesthetics At The Zoo: Scents And Sounds | 9:58 | Read by David Wales |
Orpheus At The Zoo: The First Visit | 13:34 | Read by David Wales |
Orpheus At The Zoo: The Second Visit | 13:55 | Read by David Wales |
Orpheus At The Zoo: The Choice Of Instruments | 13:12 | Read by David Wales |
Talking Birds | 11:55 | Read by David Wales |
Elephant Life In England | 27:00 | Read by David Wales |
Wanted -- A New Meat | 13:41 | Read by David Wales |
An Experiment In Animal Preservation | 12:08 | Read by David Wales |
'Jamrach's' | 24:18 | Read by David Wales |
Expression In The Animal Eye | 12:52 | Read by David Wales |
London Bears | 17:04 | Read by David Wales |
Young Animals At The Zoo | 19:42 | Read by David Wales |
Animal Colouring | 11:41 | Read by David Wales |
Wild-Cats At The Zoo | 18:41 | Read by David Wales |
The Speech Of Monkeys | 13:10 | Read by David Wales |
Rare And Beautiful Monkeys | 11:50 | Read by David Wales |
The Larger Monkeys | 13:39 | Read by David Wales |
Lizards And Crocodiles At The Zoo | 11:05 | Read by David Wales |
From The Animals' Point Of View | 13:07 | Read by David Wales |
Possible Pets | 14:04 | Read by David Wales |
The Paris Zoological Gardens In The Two Sieges | 9:06 | Read by David Wales |
Other Beasts Of Burden | 15:08 | Read by David Wales |
The Soldier's Camel | 14:35 | Read by David Wales |
The Canadian Beaver | 11:43 | Read by David Wales |
The Temper Of Animals | 12:17 | Read by David Wales |
Criminal Animals | 14:01 | Read by David Wales |
A Year At The Zoo | 11:44 | Read by David Wales |