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Topical Budget 605-2: Spring Comes To The Zoo (1923)
 

Synopsis

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"And the Children's Paradise awakes to life". Scenes at Regent's Park Zoo. People taking elephant rides. Baby elephant in pen with onlookers. Tiger in a cage. Mountain goats. "Whew! Ain't it hot!". Brown bears. Two bears on hind legs lean up against wall while people look down. "But amid all the sunshine poor Sam's heart is dark with grief". Polar bear by its pool.