Vintage Wild Animals as Pets

Source: Animal life and the world of nature: a magazine of natural history throughout the world, Volume I, July 1902 – June 1903
The Country-Side, April 18, 1908
The Country-Side, May 16, 1908
The Country-Side, June 20, 1908
The Country-Side, January 2, 1909
From The Country-Side, June 12, 1909
The Country-Side, August 14, 1909.
The Country-Side, August 21, 1909
Same lady, trying to get the swan to make friends with her cat. The swan appears to have taken a pass.
The Country-Side, November 6, 1909
The Country-Side, September 18, 1909
The “Madagascar cat” in The Country-Side, October 30, 1909

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  1. Loved reading this
    Wow, this blog post is fascinating! It’s amazing to see how people interacted with wildlife back in the early 1900s. My question is, based on these historical accounts, do you think our attitudes towards wildlife have changed significantly since then? Wow, this blog post is fascinating! It’s amazing to see how people interacted with wildlife back in the early 1900s. My question is, based on these historical accounts, do you think our attitudes towards wildlife have changed significantly since then?
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