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Parachuting monkeys & volcanic eruptions: an extraordinary Victorian zoo
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:21:00
Publish Date: 2023-01-17 00:00:17
Description: With parachuting monkeys, volcanic eruptions and performances of Beethoven’s symphonies, Surrey Zoo was no ordinary Victorian attraction. Dr Joanne Cormac joins Rob Attar to discuss the story of this eye-opening pleasure park, and reveals what the rise of zoos can tell us about science, leisure and empire in the Victorian age.

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