Anthropology Gardens Of History And Fabulous Animals Showing People
Anth 68
Day 3
Gardens of History In his first chapter, Garden of History, Nigel Rothfels describes the meaning of zoological gardens. He starts out by comparing and contrasting zoos with menageries. “Menagerie is used to describe the collection of captive animals used simply for display and aggrandizement of the owner while zoological gardens are understood to be places that offer scientific endeavor and public education”(pg.19). He talks about a palace build to be used as a menagerie by a prince named Eugene. Eugene made an intricate palace for housing various species of animals. Furthermore, the animals in the menagerie represented symbols. For example the lion was to occupy the center of the menagerie and it emphasized the prince’s power. The menagerie exemplified the accomplishments of the prince, but also it allowed the citizens of the city to come and explore the menagerie and acquire knowledge of the various types of animal that it held. Zoos started out to be seen as a form of education the public but also to serve to entertain them. Rothfels write that, contrary to its main purpose, the purpose of the zoo was more emphasized on amusing the people rather than educating them. He further says that zoos are not so different than menagerie as we set out for it to be. He says that people go to the zoo because it is fun not because it is educational. He provides an example of Carl Hagenbeck’s exhibition saying “it is about telling stories, partly true, partly fictional, which changes with seasons, with political and economical climates, with source material, and with dictatorship Rothfels tries to provide a definition and purpose of a zoo with its comparison with menageries in his chapter, Garden of History.
Fabulous Animals Showing People
In his third chapter, Fabulous Animals Showing People, Nigel Rothfels tells the story behind how Hagenbeck’s people shows developed. In the beginning, Hagenbeck’s zoos were not doing so well with increased competition
Day 3
Gardens of History In his first chapter, Garden of History, Nigel Rothfels describes the meaning of zoological gardens. He starts out by comparing and contrasting zoos with menageries. “Menagerie is used to describe the collection of captive animals used simply for display and aggrandizement of the owner while zoological gardens are understood to be places that offer scientific endeavor and public education”(pg.19). He talks about a palace build to be used as a menagerie by a prince named Eugene. Eugene made an intricate palace for housing various species of animals. Furthermore, the animals in the menagerie represented symbols. For example the lion was to occupy the center of the menagerie and it emphasized the prince’s power. The menagerie exemplified the accomplishments of the prince, but also it allowed the citizens of the city to come and explore the menagerie and acquire knowledge of the various types of animal that it held. Zoos started out to be seen as a form of education the public but also to serve to entertain them. Rothfels write that, contrary to its main purpose, the purpose of the zoo was more emphasized on amusing the people rather than educating them. He further says that zoos are not so different than menagerie as we set out for it to be. He says that people go to the zoo because it is fun not because it is educational. He provides an example of Carl Hagenbeck’s exhibition saying “it is about telling stories, partly true, partly fictional, which changes with seasons, with political and economical climates, with source material, and with dictatorship Rothfels tries to provide a definition and purpose of a zoo with its comparison with menageries in his chapter, Garden of History.
Fabulous Animals Showing People
In his third chapter, Fabulous Animals Showing People, Nigel Rothfels tells the story behind how Hagenbeck’s people shows developed. In the beginning, Hagenbeck’s zoos were not doing so well with increased competition