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Royal Menagerie, Exeter Change, Strand, London, c1820. Edward Cross kept his menagerie here until Exeter Change was demolished in 1829 and he moved it to the Surrey Gardens, Walworth c1830
Assyrian relief of a lion being released from a cage for a hunt, 7th centuryAssyrian relief of a lion being released from a cage for a hunt from the north palace of Ashurbanipal at Ninevah, from the British Museums collection, 7th century
Combat between a lion and a bull, Spain, 1894. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 30th December 1894
A Gentle Vegetarian, 1869. Artist: George du MaurierA Gentle Vegetarian, 1869. A mighty hippopotamus displays its huge teeth. It is, however, as the hippo points out, the delicate lady on the other side of the cage who feasts on flesh
Wonderful Instinct of The Giraffe, 1865. Artist: George du MaurierWonderful Instinct of The Giraffe, 1865. By which it Escapes Diphtheria during The Winter. (N.B. A Positive Fact.) This cartoon pokes a little gentle fun at the giraffes at London Zoo
Beware!, 1863. Artist: John TennielBeware!, 1863. The keeper, ( Mr Punch), says: He Ain t Asleep, Young Jonathan; So You d Best Not Irritate Him. President Lincoln pokes a cautious sword-point at the quiet British Lion