Punch,  14 (1848), 227.

A Bear-Garden

Anon

Genre:

Reportage, Drollery

Subjects:

Zoology, Menageries, Nutrition, Animal Behaviour, Animal Development


    Reports on a bear garden at Shoreditch where bears are nourished and 'unadulterated grease' is supplied direct from the bear. Discusses the effect of free-trade on home-grown bear-grease, and notes the zoological uniqueness of the Shoreditch bears.



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