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The zoological gardens of Europe, their history and chief features

Chapter 43: Transcriber’s note
By C. V. A. Peel
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A concise reference tour of major European zoological gardens that combines foundation histories with systematic on-site descriptions of layout, enclosures, species lists, and distinctive attractions. The author records guided walks around each institution, compares national practices in breeding and acclimatization, and stresses practical requirements such as fresh air and suitable housing for captive animals. The narrative interweaves documentary material, photographs, and correspondence from garden directors, and advances recommendations for improving public engagement and national efforts to breed and acclimatize wild species, while cataloguing the chief features of numerous continental and British establishments.

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Transcriber’s note

Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice. Inconsistencies in hyphenation have been standardized. Spelling has been retained as published.

Page number references in the index are as published in the original publication and have not been checked for accuracy in this eBook.

In the Index there is:

sika, 20, 70, 124, 594

Page 594 does not exist.

There is also:

Leopard, 3, 29, 33, 53, 56, 77, 78, 83, 95, 101, 110, 118, 164, 24

It is unclear what the page listed as “24” should be.

Both of these have been retained as in the original and not linked to any pages in this version.

The following printer errors have been changed.

CHANGED FROM   TO
Page xiv: “THE LAKE, DUBLIN   226”   “THE LAKE, DUBLIN   225”
Page xi: “GENOOSTCHAP, AMSTERDAM”   “GENOOTSCHAP, AMSTERDAM”
Page 29: “was a mouflon, which”   “was a moufflon, which”
Page 227: “a yak, a bactrian camel”   “a yak, a Bactrian camel”
Page 250: “bactrian, 30, 84, 88”   “Bactrian, 30, 84, 88”
Page 251: “Empress Josephine, 3”   “Empress Joséphine, 3”
Page 253: “Luer, architect, 90”   “Lüer, architect, 90”