OUT OF DOORS. 



A JANUARY DAY AT REGENT'S PARK. 



HAVING always felt a strong interest in the economy of 

 animated nature, I was recently led by a casual conver- 

 sation to recall a visit paid to the Zoological Gardens 

 in the coldest part of a winter now long passed away, 

 and to reflect with some regret that the only remi- 

 niscences of that visit were a dim recollection of a polar 

 bear paddling in some half-frozen water, and a general 

 idea of ubiquitous straw. I therefore determined to 

 watch for the first defined frost, and to renew my ac- 

 quaintance with the gardens as soon as the temperature 

 should be sufficiently severe for the purpose. 



To the lover of all animated beings the sight could 

 not fail to be most interesting, considering the different 

 elements involved. "Within a comparatively narrow 

 space are assembled a variety of living creatures from 

 all parts of the world, forming a collection at present 

 unrivalled, and bidding fair to increase year by year. 

 From the frozen circle of the pole to the burning belt 



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