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English: The 6th Duke of Devonshire kept a menagerie, which he supplemented by borrowing four giraffes from the Surrey Zoo for the garden party he gave for Tsar Nicholas of Russia and 700 guests in June 1844. |
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| Source | https://brentfordandchiswicklhs.org.uk/the-duke-of-devonshires-menagerie-2/ |
| Author | Illustrated London News |
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