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Parachuting monkeys & volcanic eruptions: an extraordinary Victorian zoo

Parachuting monkeys & volcanic eruptions: an extraordinary Victorian zoo

Update: 2023-01-17
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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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Parachuting monkeys & volcanic eruptions: an extraordinary Victorian zoo

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