Punch,  44 (1863), 9.

Fashionable Arrivals

Anon

Genre:

News-Commentary, Drollery

Subjects:

Zoology, Animal Behaviour, Amusement, Religious Authority


    Describes the popularity of the 'Aye-aye' [at the Zoological Society Gardens], and anticipates that the 'No-no' (Pope Pius IX or Pio Nono) will also arrive in Britain. Notes that the No-no, like the Aye-aye, has 'mild and quiet habits' although it occasionally displays a 'savage temperament'.



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