The Tower Zoo was known all over Europe and people would flock to see the strange collection of crea
The Tower Zoo was known all over Europe and people would flock to see the strange collection of creatures housed in the fortress. There was a monkey that developed a drinking problem and who liked to smoke pipes, an elephant that would accompany the king on this trips (he didn’t last very long, the poor thing), and a polar bear that was taken out on a chain every day to fish in the Thames. Then, of course, there are the Tower Ravens who must remain in the tower at all times or the realm will fall. There may have been more creatures in the Tower than there were people at one point. -- source link
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