By Ryan Anderson of Siamang at Auckland Zoo in 2020. Photo: Auckland Zoo From chimpanzee tea parties to a giant panda visit, Auckland Zoo has enjoyed a colourful century since it was founded in 1922. Ryan Anderson reports. As 1922 drew to a close, a jungle came to life in the middle of Auckland. The […]
Stories with teeth: How animal tales help us understand humans | Books
What is the bite of animal stories? They are a good place to go to understand humans: the place where our anxieties and hopes, our hungers and terrors, leak out most vividly. For thousands of years we have offered them to children, to convey our ideals under cover of animal faces. The story of how […]