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THE lists and reports of the various zoological gardens now before us show that much progress has lately been made by these as by other institutions connected with natural history. For though zoological gardens are looked upon by many as a simple form of amusement there can be no question that, when rightly conducted, they are not only instructive in the highest degree, but also tend materially to advance the interests of the higher branches of natural science. All persons, therefore, who take an interest in the progress of science will be glad to see the number of zoological gardens increasing among the dependencies of this country and in other States.
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Zoological Gardens 1 . Nature 17, 68–69 (1877). https://doi.org/10.1038/017068a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/017068a0