"The Earth Hath Bubbles as the Water Has"
Anon
Genre: | News-Commentary, Drollery |
Subjects: | Zoology, Breeding, Animal Development, Animal Behaviour, Menageries |
Discusses a Daily Telegraph article on the appearance of an alligator in the River Thames. Anticipates other exotic aquatic phenomena including a hippopotamus, crocodile, sharks, whales, swordfish, dolphins, and sea-serpents. Points out that the alligator had escaped from a menagerie and turned out to be a 'gentle lizard'. | |
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