Percival Leigh, Manners and customs of ye Englyshe… (1849)
“ Then about the Gardens to watch the People and the Children stare at, and feed and poke the Animals. Did mark some pretty Damsels, but gazing so intent at the Beasts that I could hardly well gaze at them. So Home, and described to my Wife what I had seen, except the Damsels, and did discourfe with her of Natural Hivtory; which the Zoological Gardens do breed a pretty Taste for among the People. ”
Percival Leigh, Manners and customs of ye Englyshe… (1849)
“ To the Zoological Gardens, in the Regent's Park, at 3 p. m., in Time to see the Otter fed with live Fifties, which he do chase round his Basin in the Water, and dive after mighty clever. Then to the Wild Beasts, waiting for their Food in a terrible Rage, as I have seen others than Wild Beasts at the Delay of Dinner. Some of the Dens with Trees lengthwise in them for the Beasts to climb in; and there Lions, old and young, Lionesses, He and She Tigers, a Jaguar, an Ounce, a Cheetah, a Spotted and Black Leopard: and on the other side Hyenas, and Pumas, and more Leopards, and Bears. ”
