Website review: Zoological Society of London | Scie...
marklunn discovered this in Animals
•17 reviews since Oct 3, 2007
animals, zoo, photography
•guardian.co.uk/science/gallery/2007/oct/01/wi...
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- Amber456 rated 10 months ago
- I just love looking at old pictures, there are really cool.
socalsamba rated 10 months ago- Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh my!
- animalholics rated 10 months ago
- adorable
- soryos rated 10 months ago
- this picture is amazing.
- FishInADerby rated 10 months ago
- Fun Fact: While I may have a slight obsession with baby animals, bear cubs are, hands down, my absolute favorite. And this one is adorable!
- 1GudbjorgMG rated 10 months ago
- Tiger and bear, April 1914 Photograph: Zoological Society of London (precious =)
- H-Bomb rated 10 months ago
- tiger and bear - we are all innocent and curious when we begin this journey...
- PocketQQ32 rated 10 months ago
- the tiger looks a bit underweight, might just be the way he's hunching...cute
- bhartzer rated 10 months ago
- Very cute, perhaps there's more black and white there than I ever could have imagined. The Zoological Society of London (sometimes known by the abbreviation ZSL) is a learned society founded in London in April 1826 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, Lord Auckland, Sir Humphry Davy, Joseph Sabine, Nicholas Aylward Vigors and other eminent naturalists. Raffles was also the first President, but died shortly after assuming this office in July 1826. He was succeeded by the Marquess of Lansdowne, who obtained a parcel of land in Regent's Park from the Crown at a nominal rent, and who supervised the building of the first animal houses. It received a Royal Charter from George IV on 27 March 1829. The purpose of the society was to study animals in comparative freedom. In April 1828 the Zoological Gardens were opened to members. In 1831 William IV presented the royal menagerie to the Zoological Society, and in 1847 the public were admitted to aid funding, and Londoners soon christened the Zoological Gardens the "Zoo". London Zoo soon had the most extensive collection of animals in the world. Today ZSL is an international scientific, conservation and educational charity. Its key role is the conservation of animals and their habitats. ZSL runs ZSL London Zoo and ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, carries out scientific research in the Institute of Zoology and is actively involved in field conservation in other countries worldwide. The society published the Zoological Record (ZR) from 1864 to 1980, when the ZR was transferred to BIOSIS. It has also published the Journal of Zoology since 1830.
