At The Zoo

BBC Time Shift - A Day at the Zoo (2013)
HDTV | 1280x720 | .MKV/AVC @ 3800 Kbps | 59mn 5s | Audio: English AAC 128 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English | 1.62 GiB
Genre: Documentary

Using unique home movie footage, this is the story of how zoos captured the imagination of the British - from the first 'scientific zoological garden' in Regent's Park to Gerald Durrell's 'conservation ark', which became Jersey Zoo. It's a nostalgic tale of show-stopping animals - such as the original Jumbo the elephant and Bristol Zoo's Alfred the gorilla - as well as bold innovations like the make-believe mountains of London Zoo and Dudley's animal enclosures without bars. No wonder, despite modern concerns about keeping animals captive, a day at the zoo remains one of Britain's most popular family days out.