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

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, Urbana-Champaign The Leopard in the Garden: Animal and Human Lives in Paris at the First Public Zoo of the Modern Era Producer: Ali Benton