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Which English King founded Britain's earliest zoo?
King John I
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What was the reason why they created the early zoos in London?
for the amusement of royal family
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The exotic animals were a sign of what
wealth and power
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What was the name of the collection of animals housed in the walls of the Tower of London?
The Royal Menagerie
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What is the meaning of the French word "menagerie"?
housing for domestic animals
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What animal was tied to a long chain so that it could fish in the Thames River?
polar bear
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What animal had a fondness for visitors' hats and bags?
one of the leopards
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What was built around the lions to separate them from other animals?
moat and drawbridge
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Who was the reigning queen when the Royal Menagerie was open to public?
Queen Elizabeth I
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In 1830, they move 32 animals in London. What was the name of the place?
Regent's Park
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What organization served as the caretaker of the Regent's Park?
The Zoological of London
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What happened to the animals that were not moved to Regent's Park?
They were sold to an American showman and shipped to America.
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What were first established in the London Zoo?
Reptile House, public aquarium, an insect house, first children's zoo
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Who died of a heart attack after having a tooth extracted?
Guy the Gorilla
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Who was the oldest animal in the zoo and died at age 53?
Josephine the Indian hornbill
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Who escaped the zoo, appeared on television, cheered wildly and caused traffic jam?
Goldie the Golden Eagle
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What animal grazed on the plains of Southern Africa and was hunted to extinction?
quagga
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What animal was lost in a storm and fell exhausted on the deck of HMS Eros off the Azores?
Eros the snowy owl
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Who had television appearances and helped people overcome their fear of spiders?
Belinda, the Mexican red-kneed bird eating spider
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Who was visited by AA Milne and his son Christopher and lives on in the stories of Winnie the Pooh?
Winnie the Black Bear
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Who was the first hippopotamus to be seen in Europe since Roman times and made the number of visitors of the zoo doubled?
Obaysch, the hippopotamus
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Who was thought at first as a male, gained public interest, reared in Britain and was named after her keepers Bruce and Sam?
Brumas, the polar bear
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What zoo is considered to be the most prestigious one in the world?
The London Zoo
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What is now the focus of modern zoos?
studying animal behavior and conservation
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What did the Zoological Society of London add to London Zoo to house the larger animals?
the Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire