Project Gutenberg 2016-12-18 Public domain in the USA. 209 Bennett, Edward Turner 1797 1836 Harvey, William 1796 1866 06019620 The Tower Menagerie : $b comprising the natural history of the animals contained in that establishment; with anecdotes of their characters and history. Produced 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) "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.) Reading ease score: 39.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Animal behavior Tower Menagerie (London, England) QL Text Category: History - Other Category: Science - Biology Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 431655 2025-07-21T11:21:07.026339 text/html 409650 2024-10-23T01:31:57 text/html 5531810 2025-07-21T11:21:13.613333 application/epub+zip 5538673 2025-07-21T11:21:08.525335 application/epub+zip 228942 2025-07-21T11:21:07.635335 application/epub+zip 5675422 2025-07-21T11:21:17.616386 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5612362 2025-07-21T11:21:12.688404 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316779 2022-09-24T12:57:14.376829 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379059 2025-07-21T11:21:06.106455 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 358981 2024-10-23T01:31:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18586 2025-07-21T11:21:17.766298 application/rdf+xml 17841 2025-07-21T11:21:07.727349 image/jpeg 2893 2025-07-21T11:21:07.681354 image/jpeg 5172317 2025-07-21T11:21:07.315347 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia