Genre:

Illustration, Satire

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Illustrators:

D M *

Subjects:

Monstrosities, Animal Development, Evolution, Darwinism, Zoological Gardens

    Depicts a nightmare experienced by a keeper at the Zoological Society Gardens, who imagines that several animals having 'broken loose' and 'swapped heads'. The keeper is surrounded by several monstrous-looking animals, including a lion with an owl's head and a hippopotamus with a giraffe's head. The caption adds that the keeper cannot decide 'which to feed first'.