menagerie

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At Barnum’s American Museum in New York City, visitors could see America’s first aquarium, a menagerie of exotic animals, performances by magicians and ventriloquists, and waxworks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

She has created large canvases, embellished formal gloves and a gown, and—most shockingly—a decorated taxidermied goat covered in a menagerie of stitched animals, including a mischievous red-winged blackbird and a cheery possum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

Marooned on “a breathtaking piece of land” at the peninsula’s far western edge, steps from the deadly surf at Ocean Beach, the timeworn seaside menagerie had endured weeks of gray gloom.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

The Eaton fire chased her and her family and menagerie of pets from the home about 3 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2025

The man opposite Uncle Al rises and turns—he’s the man from the menagerie tent, only now he’s minus the top hat.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen