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Nooks and Corners of English Life, Past and Present
Reproduction of the original: Nooks and Corners of English Life, Past and Present by John Timbs
Eccentricities of the Animal Creation
CURIOUS creatures of Animal Life have been objects of interest to mankind in all ages and countries; the universality of which may be traced to that feeling which "makes the whole world kin."The Egyptian records bear testimony to a familiarity not only with the forms of a multitude of wild animals, but with their habits and geographical distribution."The collections of living animals, now popularly known as Zoological Gardens, are of considerable antiquity. We read of such gardens in China as far back as 2,000 years; but they consisted chiefly of some favourite animals, such as stags, fish, and tortoises.The Greeks, under Pericles, introduced peacocks in large numbers from India. The Romans ...
