When I was very small, I remember being sat on a giant tortoise for a photo opportunity. I guess that was the last of the medieval behaviors our zoos allowed… the list of proscribed behaviors started with bear baiting and ended during my childhood with those tortoise opportunities. Actually, come to think of it, I think I’ve heard our local zoo STARTED as a bear baiting opportunity.
When I was very small, I remember being sat on a giant tortoise for a photo opportunity. I guess that was the last of the medieval behaviors our zoos allowed… the list of proscribed behaviors started with bear baiting and ended during my childhood with those tortoise opportunities. Actually, come to think of it, I think I’ve heard our local zoo STARTED as a bear baiting opportunity.