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
Lolita Chakrabarti’s smart adaptation rode the magic carpet of Max Webster’s staging, which had the most enchanting menagerie of puppets since “The Lion King.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
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
For Churchill, an avid collector of rare and exotic animals, the platypus's intrigue only made him more desperate to have one – or six – for his menagerie.
From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025
Marlena was standing in the menagerie tent in front of a string of stunning black and white Arabians when August first approached her.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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