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                 &lt;p&gt;Founded during the French Revolution, the Paris menagerie was one of the earliest modern zoos and a model for later European institutions. It grew into an important centre for scientific study and public education, reflecting changing ideas about animals, science, and captivity in the nineteenth century.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Guest: Richard W Burkhardt Jnr, Emeritus Professor in the Department of History, University of Illinois in Chicago and author,&lt;a href="https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/L/bo257657779.html"&gt; The Leopard in the Garden: Animal and Human Lives in Paris at the First Public Zoo of the Modern Era&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Producer: Ali Benton &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
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Founded during the French Revolution, the Paris menagerie was one of the earliest modern zoos and a model for later European institutions. It grew into an important centre for scientific study and public education, reflecting changing ideas about animals, science, and captivity in the nineteenth century.
Guest: Richard W Burkhardt Jnr, Emeritus Professor in the Department of History, University of Illinois in Chicago and author, The Leopard in the Garden: Animal and Human Lives in Paris at the First Public Zoo of the Modern Era
Producer: Ali Benton 

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The first public zoo: what the world learned from the Paris menagerie

The first public zoo: what the world learned from the Paris menagerie

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